The foreign ministry has filed a strong protest while summoning the Philippines' deputy representative to Taipei.
We passed on our protest, saying no shooting should have been done.
We received the appeal for help. There are about 20 crew members on board each ship.
Under political pressure and lure of financial reward, Senegal has restored diplomatic relations with China and decided to maintain with us only economic, business and cultural ties.
The three ships have set sail from Somalia, and the crew are all safe.
This is not final. We are still in the phase of reviewing the issue in question and seeking opinions from all sides. We'll continue to strengthen our communications with Washington on this issue.
Philippine authorities have told the ministry that no naval and coast guard vessels were in those waters when the incident occurred.
We do not know whether these were pirates disguised as military personnel in order to commit the crime. We need more time to clear up the matter.
Both sides should try to clarify what happened and take measures to improve on their mistakes.
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