(3 Apr 2025)
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Beijing – 3 April 2025
1. Wide of news conference
2. Reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“China’s judicial authorities and relevant departments are handling the case strictly according to the law and will ensure the legitimate rights of the persons involved.”
4. Reporter
5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“Recently, the Philippines has fabricated several so-called Chinese spy cases, presuming guilt and stigmatizing and politicizing the issue without clear facts. China firmly opposes this and has repeatedly lodged solemn protests. We urge the Philippines to stop making groundless accusations, handle cases involving Chinese citizens fairly and justly, and ensure the legitimate rights of Chinese citizens in the Philippines.”
6. Various of news conference
STORYLINE:
China has detained three Philippine nationals on suspicion of spying for their country’s intelligence agency, the government and state media reported Wednesday.
David Servañez, Albert Endencia, Nathalie Plizardo were alleged to have handed over “sensitive material” about China to a Philippine contact, the official Xinhua News Agency cited an anonymous official from China’s Ministry of State Security, its main intelligence agency, as saying on Thursday.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said the case was being handled by the relevant departments "strictly according to the law".
The three could not immediately be reached for comment.
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