Imee Marcos’ committee: We continue to adhere to One China Policy

FILE PHOTO: The Senate committee on foreign relations chaired by Senator Imee Marcos said it “continues to adhere to the One China Policy, as embodied in the Joint Communiqué dated June 9, 1975” between the Philippines and China. INQUIRER FILES

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate panel on foreign relations continues to adhere to the One China Policy, Senator Imee Marcos said Monday.

The remark of the Senate committee on foreign relations chair came amid rising tension between Beijing and Taipei after Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te’s successful presidential campaign.

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“The Senate committee on foreign relations continues to adhere to the One China Policy, as embodied in the Joint Communiqué dated June 9, 1975, between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China,” Marcos said in a statement.

“Along with the One China Policy, the 1975 Joint Communiqué guarantees that the Philippine and Chinese Governments ‘agree to settle all disputes by peaceful means…without resorting to the use or threat of force’ echoes ever more loudly today,” she added.

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The Senate panel, through Marcos, then called on everyone to “give due regard” to the policy and work together to achieve peace and stability in the region.

In a separate statement issued on Sunday, the Department of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed the principles in the Joint Communiqué that the senator’s father, former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., signed with China’s Premier Zhou Enlai in June 1975.

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