国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Diplomatic spat escalates over Philippines, Canada trash row
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 19-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="spat">spat</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ottawa">Ottawa</span> <span word="escalates">escalates</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="May">May</span> 15 <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="dumped">dumped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2013 <span word="to">to</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="lapsed">lapsed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 16, <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Teodoro">Teodoro</span> <span word="Locsin">Locsin</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consuls">consuls</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="Petronila">Petronila</span> <span word="Garcia">Garcia</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diminished">diminished</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="there">there</span>," <span word="Locsin">Locsin</span> <span word="added">added</span>. <span word="The">The</span> "<span word="trigger">trigger</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>' <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 15.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="that">that</span> (<span word="Locsin">Locsin</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span> <span word="there">there</span> (<span word="Canada">Canada</span>) <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sever">sever</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Spokesman">Spokesman</span> <span word="Salvador">Salvador</span> <span word="Panelo">Panelo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>. "<span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="refusal">refusal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shores">shores</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="disruptive">disruptive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="Brittany">Brittany</span> <span word="Fletcher">Fletcher</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>' <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swift">swift</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p>
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