Gabriela Women’s Party on Tuesday slammed Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian's remarks about overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan, saying that he has “crossed the line.”
For Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian to"tell Manila to unequivocally oppose [Taiwan's] assertion of independence and dangle the fate of our OFWs—that is simply unacceptable," said Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas. File photo
“Ambassador Huang could have an entire day opposing Taiwan’s independence. But to tell Manila to ‘unequivocally oppose’ such assertion of independence and dangle the fate of our OFWs—that is simply unacceptable,” she added. “From the building of artificial islands in the contested waters to the harassment of our fishermen and laser-tagging of our Coast Guard, China has done so much to cause unrest and concern in the peace and security in the West Philippine Sea. It has no ascendancy to lecture us on ensuring regional stability and de-escalating the tension in the contested territories,” she said.said the ambassador’s remarks were misquoted, misunderstood, or taken out of context.
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