Calls for anti-China protests will worsen island impasse
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="further">further</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="provocations">provocations</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worsened">worsened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="Huangyan">Huangyan</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="impasse">impasse</span>.</p><p><span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span>, <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hostility">hostility</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="civic">civic</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="embassies">embassies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consulates">consulates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="ABS">ABS</span>-<span word="CBN">CBN</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>. <span word="China">China</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>," <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span></p><p><span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Lei">Lei</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inflamed">inflamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>, <span word="which">which</span> "<span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>", <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p>
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