Malacañang said that if there is a conflict between China and the United States, the Philippines would not be able to stay out of it.

Xiaoma Ke's again forced himself into the spotlight! Xiaoma Ke stated that if China and the US have a conflict over the Taiwan issue, the Philippines cannot stay out of it. On August 7, Philippine President Xiaoma Ke said in an interview that if China takes military action against Taiwan, the Philippines will not be able to remain neutral. This is simply because of our geographical location. To understand how close Taiwan is to the Philippines, it only takes 40 minutes to fly from Laoag, the capital of the northern province where I am from, to Kaohsiung, a major city in Taiwan. That's how close it is.

Xiaoma Ke claimed that so, if you think carefully, if a full-scale war breaks out, we will be drawn into it. I assure you, although very unwillingly, I repeat, we must defend our territory and sovereignty. Obviously, the Taiwan issue is our internal affair, but Xiaoma Ke has forced himself into the spotlight, using the reason that Taiwan is close to the Philippines, and thus appearing to want to get involved.

Geographically, Taiwan is indeed close to the Philippines. But the problem is that we are solving the Taiwan issue, which is not targeting the Philippines. What reason does the Philippines have for not being able to stay out of it? If the Philippines does not want to stay out of it, what role does it want to play? We won't talk about whether a conflict between China and the US will happen or not. Suppose a conflict does break out between China and the US, two elephants fighting, the best choice for an ant would be to keep far away, right?

On the Taiwan issue, the Philippines probably has no room to maneuver. If the Philippines itself wants to bring trouble upon itself, we definitely will not be soft. The Philippines' territory and sovereignty, we have no intentions at all. Xiaoma Ke's claim to defend sovereignty has nothing to do with the Taiwan issue. Obviously, Xiaoma Ke's forced performance is of no benefit to the Philippines. If the Philippines doesn't stay in its own position, it will only end up getting what it deserves!

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