莎拉在香港呼吁菲律宾与中国保持良好关系：菲律宾武装部队回应捍卫西菲律宾海不是与中国为敌
菲律宾副总统莎拉11月8日在香港与海外菲律宾工人聚会时表示，菲律宾应与中国保持良好关系。她以手势比较两国军力差距，称政府考虑问题时要掂量对方军力的大小；她警告说，两国关系一旦破裂，在中国内地和香港、澳门工作的菲律宾人会失去生意和工作，主张组建外交与谈判团队处理海上争议，而不是在海上或社交媒体上对峙。
菲律宾武装部队负责西菲律宾海事务的发言人、海军少将 Roy Vincent Trinidad 11月10日在奎松市 Camp Aguinaldo 的记者会上回应称，菲律宾没有在西菲律宾海与任何国家打架，捍卫本国的主权权利和海洋权益是另一回事，与军力强弱无关，军方将继续履职；他同时援引2016年南海仲裁裁决作为法律依据。菲律宾外交部此前也提醒，本国官员的公开言论不应与政府的外交努力相脱节。
莎拉是在11月6日至8日访问香港、出席当地菲律宾社区活动期间发表上述言论的，此行此前经参议院弹劾法庭批准；针对她的弹劾审判正在马尼拉进行。
关联：菲律宾副总统莎拉赴香港出席社区活动：弹劾审判恢复前夕、法院批准其出行
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Sara Duterte Urges Good Relations With China in Hong Kong Remarks: Philippine Military Says Defending the West Philippine Sea Is Not Picking a Fight
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte told a gathering of overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong on November 8 that the Philippines should maintain good relations with China. Gesturing to compare the two countries' military strength, she said the government must weigh how big the other side's armed forces are, warned that a breakdown in relations would cost Filipinos working in mainland China and in Hong Kong and Macau their businesses and jobs, and argued for a team of diplomats and negotiators to handle the maritime dispute rather than confrontations at sea or exchanges on social media.
Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, the Armed Forces of the Philippines' spokesman for the West Philippine Sea, responded at a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on November 10. He said the Philippines was not picking a fight with any country in the West Philippine Sea and that defending the country's sovereign rights and maritime entitlements was a separate matter, unrelated to relative military strength, adding that the military would continue to perform its mandate and citing the 2016 arbitral ruling. The Department of Foreign Affairs had also cautioned that public comments by officials should not undercut the government's diplomatic efforts.
Duterte made the remarks during a November 6-8 visit to Hong Kong for Filipino community events, a trip approved by the Senate impeachment court; her impeachment trial is under way in Manila.
(Source: BusinessMirror)
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