China firmly responds to the Philippines' provocation, and will not tolerate any actions that harm its core interests.

Our response is firm! Faced with the Philippines' persistent provocation, China has clearly and unambiguously made a strong statement! After Philippine Defense Minister Teodoro's argument that China should not impose its red lines on the Philippines, and that the visit of "officials" from Taiwan is an internal matter of the Philippines, we responded! On September 5th, our Foreign Ministry spokesperson clearly stated that we have noted the repeated remarks by Philippine Defense Minister Teodoro and others regarding issues involving China, such as Taiwan, which are deliberately hyped up and openly challenge China's core interests and red lines. China will not tolerate this and firmly opposes it.

Our Foreign Ministry spokesperson emphasized that continuously damaging Sino-Philippine relations and stepping on China's red lines will inevitably lead to consequences, and all resulting consequences must be borne by the Philippines. It is clear that after the Philippines' provocation and subsequent stubbornness, our warning to the Philippines is very straightforward. We will not tolerate it, we firmly oppose it, and any consequences resulting from this must be borne by the Philippines. This is an unambiguous warning to the Philippines. The Philippines must not misjudge the situation or test our restraint.

In fact, the argument that China should not impose its red lines on the Philippines, and that the visit of "officials" from Taiwan is an internal matter of the Philippines, is extremely absurd. The Taiwan issue is China's internal affair. If the Philippines does not interfere in China's internal affairs, then China's red lines would naturally not be imposed on the Philippines. To make provocative moves but unwilling to bear the consequences of those provocations, what kind of logic is that? The Philippines has sovereignty, but its sovereignty does not mean the Philippines can act recklessly and do things that harm our interests. If the Philippines insists on making a fuss over the Taiwan issue, there will only be one outcome: they will end up getting what they deserve and have to face the consequences!

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