Ministry of National Defense: The Philippine side's denial of sophistry will eventually outweigh the losses
Ministry of National Defense: Denying Facts with False Narratives will Do the Philippine Side More Harm than Good
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On the afternoon of 17 May, Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, deputy director of the Information Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense and spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, issued a news release on recent military-related issues.
Reporter: The Philippine Secretary of Defense recently said that the Philippine Department of Defense has never participated in any internal agreement with China on Ren'ai Jiao. According to the Philippine Foreign Ministry, no cabinet-level official in the Marcos administration has agreed to the proposal on Ren'ai Jiao between China and the Philippines. Do you have any comment?
Question: Philippine Defense Secretary recently said his department was “not aware of, nor is it a party to, any internal agreement with China”. The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs said “no Cabinet-level official in the Marcos administration has agreed to any Chinese proposal pertaining to” Ren’ai Jiao. What’s your comment on this?
Zhang Xiaogang: Recently, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeatedly briefed China and the Philippines on the basic facts on the management of the situation at Ren'ai Jiao, and the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines has released the relevant content of the communication between China and the Philippines on the control of Ren'ai Jiao. It is worth pointing out that the "gentlemen's agreement", internal understanding and "new model" reached between China and the Philippines on the Ren'ai Jiao issue based on humanitarian considerations are conducive to managing differences, avoiding conflicts, building mutual trust, and maintaining peace and stability in the relevant maritime areas. In the face of ironclad facts, the Philippine side has denied and quibbled the Filipino people and the international community in every possible way. People cannot stand without trust, and the country is not strong without trust. China urges the Philippines to abide by the basic norms governing international exchanges and stop making false narratives and making unreasonable claims, otherwise it will only shoot itself in the foot and ultimately gain more than it loses.
Zhang Xiaogang: Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson recently has outlined multiple times the basic facts regarding what happened between China and the Philippines in terms of managing the situation at Ren’ai Jiao. The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines released details about the relevant communication between the two sides. The facts are clear and backed by hard evidence that cannot be denied. It needs to be pointed out that the Chinese side reached with the Philippine side the “gentlemen’s agreement”, internal understandings and the “new model” out of humanitarian considerations. Such agreements help to manage differences, prevent conflicts and build trust between the two sides, so as to preserve peace and stability in relevant waters. The Philippine side keeps denying the hard facts, deceiving its people and misleading the international community. Where is its credibility? What is it up to? A person without credibility can not establish himself in society, and a country without credibility can not grow strong. The Chinese side urges the Philippine side to adhere to the basic norms governing international relations, stop its false narratives and reckless provocations. Otherwise all its behaviors will only backfire on itself and do itself more harm than good.
Poster author: Chen Lei, Wu Mingqi, Lin Congyi
Source: China Military Network
Editor in charge: Shang Xiaomin, Zhang Shimeng