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Chinese Embassy rebuts Teodoro’s renewed allegations against released 70 Chinese workers; expert warns selective enforcement harms ties_我的网站

一 |     谣言：途经广东清远的高铁车厢进水？清远英德洪水致码头崩堤？　　详情：近日，广东省清远市出现持续性大暴雨局部特大暴雨，有网上流传视频称，4月20日“途经清远的高铁列车车厢内进水”“多趟经停清远站列车停运和折返”。

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China's Embassy in the Philippines on Saturday rejected Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.'s renewed allegations over 70 Chinese workers at a steel plant in Mindanao who were arrested and later released, citing a prosecutorial resolution ordering their release while questioning the military's involvement, the workers' harsh detention conditions and possible selective law enforcement.
The statement came after Teodoro, who was sanctioned by China in June, accused the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Saturday of continuing to evade what he called the "crucial issue": whether the Chinese nationals arrested in the Philippines were involved in illegal activities, and whether Chinese embassy officials have intervened in local law enforcement processes, according to Philstar.
Ji Lingpeng, spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, directly addressed both questions in Saturday's statement.
Ji noted that a May 28 resolution by Philippine prosecution authorities had found insufficient evidence to support allegations against the workers and ordered all 70 Chinese nationals to be released.
"Yet Teodoro continues to accuse them of engaging in illegal activities in the Philippines. Does he respect the rule of law and the decisions of the judiciary?" Ji asked.
Ji also questioned whether violations of Philippine law should be determined by the defense secretary or the country's judicial authorities.
"Secretary Teodoro's remarks are completely unfounded. They distort the facts and turn black into white," Ji said.
The embassy raised multiple questions about the May operation, which Ji said Teodoro had instructed the Philippine armed forces to join. The spokesperson asked why unarmed workers rather than those responsible for managing the plant had been detained, why only Chinese workers were arrested while Filipino employees were released at the scene, and why the Chinese nationals were transported to Manila aboard a military aircraft.
The embassy also said some workers had been instructed to put on personal protective equipment and pose for photographs during the raid, which were subsequently used in publicity surrounding the case.
Responding to Teodoro's claim that the embassy had intervened in Philippine law enforcement, Ji said anyone with a basic understanding of diplomacy would know that protecting the safety and legitimate rights and interests of its nationals is a fundamental responsibility of an embassy.
"Regardless of the reason a Chinese national is detained, the Chinese Embassy has the right and responsibility to conduct consular visits, provide consular protection, make communication with and demarches to relevant Philippine law-enforcement authorities to ensure humane, fair and just treatment of detained Chinese nationals," Ji said.
"We fully respect the Philippines' judicial sovereignty and the lawful handling of cases by its relevant law-enforcement authorities," Ji said. "If solid evidence proves a foreign national is in violation of Philippine law, he or she shall be brought to justice in accordance with the law. The same is true in China. However, we firmly oppose any discriminatory or selective law enforcement campaigns targeting Chinese nationals by the Philippine side out of political considerations."
The Philippine Department of National Defense responded in a separate statement on Sunday, claiming that "The Chinese Embassy's response does not contain any answers," adding that "this is, in legal practice, an implied admission of culpability," according to Inquirer.net.
All 70 Chinese nationals associated with the steel plant in Mindanao have been released, Xinhua News Agency reported in June. The Manila Times reported that they were released after authorities cited insufficient evidence of specific immigration and labor violations.
Renewing allegations against the Chinese workers after their release for insufficient evidence lacks justification, Chen Xiangmiao, director of the World Navy Research Center at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, told the Global Times on Sunday.
Having a defense secretary personally direct the armed forces to participate in an operation targeting civilian workers departs from normal law enforcement procedures, Chen said. Teodoro's continued politicization of the case after the workers' release reflects an intensification of anti-China agitation by certain forces in the Philippines, he noted.
Selective investigations and enforcement targeting Chinese nationals are driven not by law but by political manipulation designed to cater to domestic anti-China sentiment, Chen said.
The trend shows that anti-China forces represented by Teodoro intend to continue fomenting hostility toward China, shaping negative public perceptions and provoking antagonism between the peoples of the two countries, with serious consequences for bilateral relations, he added.
The resulting hostile environment could also have severe negative consequences for Chinese investment in the Philippines and normal people-to-people exchanges, he said.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday that "it's learned that it was exactly this defense secretary who personally led the armed forces to seize and detain Chinese nationals lawfully working in the Philippines. This person's consistent attacks and smears against China harm not only the bilateral relations. It is the interests of the Philippines and all its people that will bear the brunt."
。网传视频截图　　对此，高铁清远站相关负责人表示，网上流传视频并非发生在途经清远的高铁上。18日8时到20日8时间的极端天气并未影响到清远境内的高铁运行，期间高铁运行正常，网上流传的“清远境内高铁车厢进水和折返”的视频与事实不符。　　此外，针对“清远英德市大站镇明珠码头附近水流湍急，码头出现崩堤情况”的网传视频，清远市水利局和英德市水利局相关负责人表示，4月21日下午水流较急，冲损了附近水域的部分水泥建筑，并非大堤受损。目前，明珠码头现场水位较高，水域较为平静，未见险情。

三 | 码头附近的相关工作人员此前已被转移。　　目前，南方多地降雨持续，各地各部门抓紧抢险救援。中央气象台4月22日继续发布暴雨黄色预警和强对流天气蓝色预警。　　受强降雨影响，广东韶关武江区河流水位暴涨，江湾镇多处出现山体滑坡、交通阻断，当地组织救援力量连夜疏通道路、抢修通讯，并调配直升机运送救援物资进入受灾区域。目前，江湾镇已恢复部分供电和应急通讯。此轮强降雨造成广东多地受灾，截至4月22日12时，全省已累计转移群众11万多人。4月22日，受粤北等地暴雨影响的高铁列车和普速列车均已正常开行。　　4月22日，江西赣州降雨逐步减弱，当地组织力量加紧清淤作业，对塌陷、破损的地方进行修复，调度水库及时泄洪。强降雨造成湖南郴州多个乡镇受到影响，部分房屋和道路进水、农田受损，随着今天雨势减弱，当地组织人员进行清扫和消毒工作，检查农作物受损情况，指导村民做好后续生产。　　持续强降雨导致南方多地供电受到不同程度的影响，截至目前，南方电网累计出动抢修车辆1万多台次，广东、广西、贵州受影响用户已超过94%恢复供电。中央气象台预计，4月22日起，江南、华南的强降雨范围将有所收缩，但降水并不会完全结束，未来三天，江南东部、华南中东部仍有降雨。　　（中国小康网综合中国互联网联合辟谣平台、央视网）。

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