The Philippine government Friday stressed the country's
one-China policy and rejected Taiwan's appeal for Manila's help in
its repeatedly foiled attempt to become a member of the United
Nations.
Presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye said at a routine news
briefing that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has just made clear
the country's one-China policy during her three-day state visit to
China earlier this month.
The spokesman was in response to an appeal made Thursday by Wu
Hsin-hsing, head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in
Manila, that the Philippines recognize Taiwan as a state and help
it gain membership in the United Nations when the UN holds its
General Assembly later this month.
On Thursday, Philippine Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin
Ebdalin also rejected Taiwan's appeal and said the Philippines
adheres to one-China policy.
(Xinhua News Agency September 11, 2004)