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Taiwan promises to protect Filipinos

TAIWAN'S leader called for calm yesterday as he promised to protect Filipinos on the island amid widespread anger over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman.

Anti-Manila sentiments mounted after the 65-year-old fisherman was shot dead last week by Philippine coast guard at sea 164 nautical miles southeast of Taiwan.

Taiwanese media reported an attack on a Filipino, tourists cancelled visits to the Philippines and some supermarkets removing food from the Philippines from their shelves.

"We will continue negotiating the issue with the Philippines and I hope everyone can calmly and peacefully resolve the issue to avoid hurting bilateral ties," Ma Ying-jeou said.

Taiwan has rejected Manila's claims that the shooting took place in Philippine waters and that it was "unintended," while Ma described the incident as "cold-blooded murder."

Ma said he had instructed Taiwanese units to protect some 87,000 Filipinos on the island to ensure they were not harmed.

Taiwan's ETTV cable news channel reported that a Filipino was attacked by four people wielding iron bars as he went to work in the island's south. He was treated for a facial injury.






 

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