辩方反击：要求检方拿出莎拉收取中国资金的证据
10月4日，菲律宾副总统莎拉·杜特尔特弹劾案的攻防焦点转向一笔敏感资金。据《马尼拉时报》10月4日头条，辩方公开要求检方“拿出副总统收取中国资金的证据”，对检方在审判中铺陈的涉华汇款叙事正面反击。
争议源于检方在第二条弹劾条款（不明财产）中引入的银行与反洗钱记录：一家将莎拉丈夫马纳塞斯·卡皮奥列为发起人之一的食品制造企业，曾收到来自中国与香港实体的汇款，银行将其标记为可疑交易并上报反洗钱委员会。检方以此质疑杜特尔特夫妇的财产来源与其申报是否相符；这一证词在10月5日的庭审中被进一步展开，涉案汇款总额达3.19亿比索（约508万美元）。
莎拉本人被问及相关证词时拒绝评论，表示交由律师回应；中国驻菲律宾使馆当时亦未立即置评。菲律宾国家安全委员会10月6日宣布，将审查审判中披露的信息以评估其国家安全含义，并称相关指控正被“严肃对待”。
分析人士指出，涉华资金线索使这场本已高度政治化的审判再添地缘敏感度：菲律宾与中国在南海的摩擦持续多年，任何与中国资金有关的指控都容易被舆论放大。辩方此番高调反击，意在把举证责任牢牢压回检方——在弹劾法庭上，最终裁决取决于参议员法官们是否认为证据达到了定罪标准。
Defense Fights Back: Show Proof the Vice President Took Chinese Money
The battle lines in Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial shifted on October 4 to a sensitive money trail. The Manila Times led its October 4 edition with the defense's public challenge: show proof that the vice president took Chinese money — a direct counterattack on the prosecution's narrative of China-linked remittances.
The dispute stems from bank and anti-money-laundering records introduced under Article II, the unexplained-wealth charge: a food manufacturing company listing Duterte's husband, Manases Carpio, as an incorporator received remittances from entities in China and Hong Kong, which banks flagged as suspicious and reported to the Anti-Money Laundering Council. Prosecutors presented the flows to question whether the couple's assets match their declared income; the testimony was developed further on October 5, putting the remittances at 319 million pesos, about 5.08 million U.S. dollars.
Asked about the testimony, Duterte declined to comment and said her lawyers would respond; the Chinese embassy in Manila did not immediately comment either. On October 6 the National Security Council announced it would review the information presented at the trial for any national security implications, saying the allegations were being taken seriously.
Analysts note that a China-money angle adds geopolitical sensitivity to an already charged trial: Philippine–Chinese friction over the South China Sea has run for years, and any allegation touching Chinese funds is easily amplified. The defense's high-profile pushback aims to keep the burden of proof squarely on prosecutors — in an impeachment court, conviction ultimately depends on whether senator-judges find the evidence meets the standard.
图片来源：图：莎拉·杜特尔特本人官方肖像。摄影：Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs，Public domain，取自 Wikimedia Commons
