China issues advisory against travel to Philippines due to anti-China protests
BEIJING - Expressing concern over the security of its citizens in the Philippines, China Friday hoped that Manila will refrain from actions that will escalate tensions over the Huangyan Island incident.
Speaking at a routine press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei stressed that situation was going out of control and China was being pushed into a corner with no option but to use arms.
Reaffirming that Huangyan Island is an inherent part of Chinese territory, Hong said it is a false move for the Philippine side to incite the anti-China protest, which will escalate and complicate the current situation.
Media reports alleged that about 200 Philippine activists held an anti-China demonstration on Friday outside a Chinese consular office in Manila over the Huangyan Island stand-off.
The month-long diplomatic row between the two countries heated up a notch after China warned its citizens in Philippines that they were not safe there on a day of anti-China protests.
Waving flags, the protesters called for China to withdraw its ships from a South China Sea shoal. Hundreds of policemen were deployed near the Chinese Consular Office.
The advisory was accompanied by strong editorials in the Chinese media.
Chinese travel agencies have meanwhile suspended travel services to the Philippines due to safety concerns.
China has requested the Philippine side to take effective measures to protect the security, lawful rights and interests of Chinese citizens and agencies in the country, according to Hong.
The advisory said Chinese in Manila and other cities of Manila should avoid going out of their homes and keep away from areas where demonstrations were being held.
The two countries have been locked in a stand-off in disputed waters at the Scarborough Shoal, called the Huangyan island by the Chinese, since 8 April. Non-military ships from both countries have been deployed in the area.
In a strong opinion piece, the official Xinhua news agency Thursday said: "The Chinese people are enraged by the offensive behavior of the Philippines over the Huangyan Island dispute, expressing full support to the efforts made by the Chinese government for safeguarding its territorial sovereignty. In defiance of China's warning and stance of resolving disputes through diplomatic ways, the Philippines keeps making trouble in the waters around Huangyan Island, China's indisputable territory."
The article added: "In early April, the Philippines sent a warship to harass 12 Chinese fishing vessels which sailed into the waters of Huangyan Island to shelter from bad weather."
"No matter how willing we are to discuss the issue, the current Philippine leadership is intent on pressing us into a corner where there is no other option left but the use of arms," the China Daily said.
He urged the Philippine side to respect China's territory sovereignty and take tangible actions to prevent escalation of the tensions.
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