'Gutter-level' talk: China-Philippines discord deepens over Taiwan
After Taiwan's presidential election last month, China was quick to rebuke the countries that congratulated the winner, Lai Ching-te, who Beijing has labelled a separatist.
But it reserved its strongest condemnation for the Philippines, admonishing the country «not to play with fire» and its president to «read more books» to understand the dispute over Taiwan — comments Manila described as «low and gutter-level» talk.
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