Singapore's Straits Times reported today (August 9): "Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in an interview with Indian media this week that if a conflict breaks out across the Taiwan Strait, the Philippines 'cannot stay out of it'; the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday responded through an unnamed spokesperson, warning the Philippines not to play with fire on issues concerning China's core interests."
[Sarcastic] Comment: The Philippines is overreaching, trying to insert itself into the Taiwan Strait issue. When President Marcos gave an interview to Indian media, he made reckless remarks saying that if there is a conflict in the Taiwan Strait, the Philippines "cannot stay out of it," which is simply crazy. The situation in the Taiwan Strait is China's internal affair, concerning China's core interests, and no foreign country can interfere or provoke it recklessly. The Chinese Foreign Ministry's decisive response, warning the Philippines not to play with fire, is just and necessary. If the Philippines continues to run down the wrong path without recognizing the situation, it will inevitably reap what it sows.
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