The Philippines said that the detain of three Philippines in China for alleged espionage may be in retaliation for the recent arrest of Chinese nationals Manila accused of espionage.
The Philippines were former scientists of the provincial government of Hainan on the basis of an agreement with the Philippine province of Palawan, the National Security Council said on Saturday without identifying individuals. They do not have military training “without criminal records and before arrival there was proven and proven by the Chinese government,” she said.
“Given the limited information published by the Chinese media, arrests can be considered as a retaliation as a series of legitimate arrests of Chinese agents and accomplices of the Philippines of law and agency against intelligence in recent months,” the statement read.
Beijing said on Thursday that he detained three Philippines who claimed to have been workers for Manila and in China to conduct secret intelligence tasks. He said that the case of espionage against David Servaez, Albert Encia and Nathalie Plizardo is the subject of the investigation.
The last flare could increase the tension between two countries that are already dealing with a territorial dispute in the South China Sea as Manila is pushing back against the extensive demands of Beijing on the waterway rich in resources.
At the beginning of this year, the Philippine authorities arrested several Chinese nationals for alleged espionage, including the last six months who were suspected of performing intelligence and supervisory operations of critical infrastructure in Southeast Asia.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. He previously said he had been “very disturbed” over the growing number of alleged Chinese spies arrested in the Philippines, which made security officials to tighten monitoring.
Security Council Filipino said that a video published by the Chinese state broadcaster, in which three Philippines expressed regret “seems to be scripted, which strongly suggests that they were not filmed freely”.
The Security Council stated that it cooperates with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Philippine Embassy in Beijing to ensure that the three Philippines receive adequate legal support and are assigned a proper process.
“We call on the Chinese government to respect their rights and allow them to clean their names in the same way as the rights of Chinese nationals are respected in the Philippines,” he added.
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