Taiwan promises to protect Filipinos
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May 18, 2013, Saturday
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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.
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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