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| Taiwan recalls envoy, suspends hiring over Philippine row | |
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| Taiwan is suspending hiring Filipino workers and recalling its envoy amid a row over the killing of a fisherman. | Taiwan is suspending hiring Filipino workers and recalling its envoy amid a row over the killing of a fisherman. |
| The move aimed to show President Ma Ying-jeou's "strong dissatisfaction" with Manila's handling of the case. | The move aimed to show President Ma Ying-jeou's "strong dissatisfaction" with Manila's handling of the case. |
| The fisherman, Hung Shih-cheng, was shot by the Philippine coast guard last week in waters both sides claim. | The fisherman, Hung Shih-cheng, was shot by the Philippine coast guard last week in waters both sides claim. |
| Early on Wednesday, the Philippine envoy in Taipei apologised over the incident - after a three-day deadline set by Taiwan for an apology expired. | Early on Wednesday, the Philippine envoy in Taipei apologised over the incident - after a three-day deadline set by Taiwan for an apology expired. |
| Antonio Basilio, head of the Philippine Representative Office in Taiwan, said Manila had agreed to compensate the fisherman's family and conduct a joint investigation into the incident. | Antonio Basilio, head of the Philippine Representative Office in Taiwan, said Manila had agreed to compensate the fisherman's family and conduct a joint investigation into the incident. |
| "The Filipino people and the government understand the hurt and grief that the Taiwanese people have felt as result of the death of one of their own fellow citizens," Mr Basilio said. | |
| But the Taiwanese leader felt the apology did not come from a high enough authority and lacked "sincerity", his spokeswoman said. | |
| He had also asked Mr Basilio to return to the Philippines to "help properly handle" the case, she added. | |
| More measures | |
| Later on Wednesday, Taiwan's Premier Jiang Yi-huah told reporters that he was dissatisfied with the apology because it came from the representative office, not the Philippine government, and because the statement had been changed several times. | |
| Taiwan has demanded a "formal apology" from Manila, compensation for the victim's family, investigation and punishment for those responsible for the shooting, and the commencement of bilateral fishing talks. | |
| It says it will consider adopting a second wave of sanctions against the Philippines if it does not receive a satisfactory reply by 18:00 local time (10:00 GMT) on Wednesday. | |
| These include issuing a travel warning to discourage Taiwanese people from visiting the Philippines, stopping all high-level exchanges and carrying out a military exercise in the disputed waters. | |
| The Philippines' special envoy Amadeo Perez is expected to arrive in Taipei on Wednesday to meet the family of the fishermen and express "deep regret and apology from the people of the Philippines", Mr Basilio said. | |
| There are about 88,000 Filipino migrant workers in Taiwan, most of whom work in the manufacturing sector, the BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei reports. | |
| Taiwan's labour office receives around 3,000 work applications from the Philippines each month, our correspondent adds. | |
| Mr Hung, the 65-year-old fisherman, was shot dead on 9 May when the coastguard vessel opened fire on his boat. | Mr Hung, the 65-year-old fisherman, was shot dead on 9 May when the coastguard vessel opened fire on his boat. |
| He was in waters south-east of Taiwan and north of the Philippines, an area considered by both countries to be their 200 nautical mile-from-shore exclusive economic zone. | |
| The Philippine coast guard said its crew believed he was trying to ram their vessel - claims the Taiwanese fishermen have denied. |