The Philippines destroyed mutual trust and the negotiation process went back and forth several times

The Philippines destroyed mutual trust and the negotiation process went back and forth several times (Central News Agency reporter Tsai He-ying, Taipei, 15th) The government of the Republic of China encountered the Philippine government's handling of "Guangxing No. 28 Eucalyptus"...

(Central News Agency reporter Tsai He-ying, Taipei, 15th) The government of the Republic of China encountered repeated attitudes from the Philippine government in handling "Guangxing No. 28 Eucalyptus." Officials participating in the negotiations were highly dissatisfied. The government also criticized the Philippines for its "lack of integrity," "insufficient authorization," and "repeated flashes."

>Hong Shih-cheng, a crew member of the "Guang Guang Xing 28" fishing boat, was shot dead by a Philippine official ship. The whole country was shocked. The government of the Republic of China gave a time limit of 72 hours to ask the Philippines to respond positively to four demands: "formal apology, investigation and punishment of the perpetrators, compensation for losses, and fishery negotiations." Philippine Representative to China Bai Xili had a five-hour negotiation with Foreign Minister Lin Yongle last night until early this morning. The final version of the statement proposed by the Philippines did not meet the requirements of the government of the Republic of China.

The Presidential Palace, the Executive Yuan, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held separate press conferences today, using strong words such as "lack of integrity," "insufficient authorization," and "repeated flashes" to express their dissatisfaction with the Philippine government's handling of the "Guangxing 28" incident.

Before the time limit requirement of the Republic of China government expired, the first version of the statement from the Philippines was expressed as "the regret and apology of the Philippine government". As for the "punishment" part, it promised to immediately launch an investigation, the Ministry of Justice to hold accountable and list possible criminal penalties; regarding "compensation", the offenders may be held liable; for the "fishery negotiation" part, the Philippine Ministry of Agriculture promised to convene an inter-ministerial meeting platform and invite Taiwan to discuss it together.

The Philippines showed goodwill, but the situation turned around when Bai Xili brought a second version of the statement during the actual negotiations. The second version of the statement not only changed the wording of the "government to government" apology, but left nothing in terms of punishment, and only "people's donations" were left to compensate for losses. The fishery negotiations that are related to the fishery order of Taiwan and the Philippines were changed to a general "relevant unit" and defined as a working level.

The difference between the Philippines' first version and the second version of the statement is so big that even the negotiators are confused. The press conference originally scheduled to be held at 8:30 yesterday evening was postponed again and again for this reason. Core sources pointed out that this is the reason why the government believes that the Philippines "lacks integrity" and damages mutual trust between the two sides.

The Philippines' "repeated flashing" can also be seen from the four versions of the Philippines' statement. Each version of the Philippines has Bai Xili's signature. The "signature" means confirming the validity of the document and there is no room for regret. However, the Philippines has changed 4 versions in a row.

This also reflects Bai Xili's "insufficient authorization". The document he signed cannot represent the final decision of the Philippine government, nor can it meet the four strict requirements clearly stated by the government of the Republic of China.

The Philippines' attitude has been repeated before. Even after the Manila Economic and Cultural Office Chairman Perez was immediately authorized by the Philippine Presidential Palace to be President Aquino's "personal representative" after refusing to meet with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs because of "insufficient authorization", and rushed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to explain, the government insisted on its position. Only the Director of the Asia-Pacific Department, He Denghuang, came forward to set the tone for the "working class" meeting.

The tough move is to let the Philippines fully understand that if it continues to be roundabout and cannot put forward a positive and specific "new response" to it, but just delays it repeatedly, "deliberately false and vague," the government and people of the Republic of China will never accept it.