The overseas Chinese in the Philippines loved China, their fatherland, though they lived in a country far away.

菲律宾华侨虽身在海外，但他们心系祖国。

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Some high-level officials in the Philippines even publicly made some highly irresponsible remarks, claiming that the Chinese fishing boats violated the sovereignty of the Philippines.

菲方一些高级官员还公开发表一些极不负责任的言论，声称中国渔船侵犯了菲律宾的主权。

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We urge the Philippine side to take concrete measures to ensure the safety of life and property of Chinese nationals in the Philippines.

我们要求菲方采取切实措施，确保在菲中国公民生命和财产安全。

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Then attention turned to French nuclear tests in the South Pacific and the discovery of Chinese structures on islands in the Spratly chain that are claimed by the Philippines.

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From the 1560s until 1815, a fleet of Spanish galleons made an annual epic voyage from the Mexican port of Acapulco to Manila in the Philippines, carrying silver and supplies and returning with Chinese silks and porcelain that were snapped up by the wealthy in colonial Mexico and Peru.

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In the Philippines the company boasts Chinese fast-food chain Chow King, Red Ribbon bakeries, Mang Inasal grilled chicken outlets, Greenwich pizza parlors and its U.S. chain Burger King franchises.

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