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| BEIJING — Taiwan has ended sanctions against the Philippines after accepting an apology from Manila for the fatal shooting of a Taiwan fisherman in May by the Philippine Coast Guard. | BEIJING — Taiwan has ended sanctions against the Philippines after accepting an apology from Manila for the fatal shooting of a Taiwan fisherman in May by the Philippine Coast Guard. |
| Amadeo R. Perez, the chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office, which operates as the Philippines’ de facto embassy in Taipei, flew to Taiwan on Thursday and offered an “official apology” on behalf of President Benigno S. Aquino III for the killing of the fisherman, Hung Shih-cheng, 65, who died from a bullet wound in the neck. The sanctions had hurt migrant Filipino laborers, who were barred from Taiwan’s lucrative labor market, and curbed the vibrant travel business between Taiwan and the Philippines. | |
| Philippine investigators this week recommended homicide charges against eight Philippine Coast Guard members for Mr. Hung’s killing. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Philippines had also agreed to pay compensation to Mr. Hung’s family. | Philippine investigators this week recommended homicide charges against eight Philippine Coast Guard members for Mr. Hung’s killing. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Philippines had also agreed to pay compensation to Mr. Hung’s family. |
| The Philippine economy is reliant on remittances from overseas workers. In 2011, the last year for which data is available, 41,896 Filipinos went to work in Taiwan, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration. | The Philippine economy is reliant on remittances from overseas workers. In 2011, the last year for which data is available, 41,896 Filipinos went to work in Taiwan, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration. |
| The diplomatic squabble over the shooting touched on competing claims between the Philippines and Taiwan in waters in and around the South China Sea, where China, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia and other nations are also at loggerheads. | The diplomatic squabble over the shooting touched on competing claims between the Philippines and Taiwan in waters in and around the South China Sea, where China, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia and other nations are also at loggerheads. |
| The Philippines said the Taiwan fishing vessel had entered waters in its exclusive economic zone and had tried to ram a Philippine Coast Guard ship. Taiwan said the shooting occurred at a location within exclusive economic zones claimed by both countries. | The Philippines said the Taiwan fishing vessel had entered waters in its exclusive economic zone and had tried to ram a Philippine Coast Guard ship. Taiwan said the shooting occurred at a location within exclusive economic zones claimed by both countries. |
| Mr. Hung’s killing prompted calls in Taiwan for tough action against the Philippines. Politicians and editorial writers said Taiwan could not afford to suffer in silence for fear of antagonizing the United States, an ally of the Philippines, and that a soft stance would only mean further international marginalization of the self-governing island, which China considers a renegade province and which enjoys formal diplomatic relations with few countries. | Mr. Hung’s killing prompted calls in Taiwan for tough action against the Philippines. Politicians and editorial writers said Taiwan could not afford to suffer in silence for fear of antagonizing the United States, an ally of the Philippines, and that a soft stance would only mean further international marginalization of the self-governing island, which China considers a renegade province and which enjoys formal diplomatic relations with few countries. |
| Mr. Aquino offered an informal apology soon after the shooting, an effort that Taiwan rejected as inadequate. But on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei said, “Effective today, relations between our two countries are back to normal.” | Mr. Aquino offered an informal apology soon after the shooting, an effort that Taiwan rejected as inadequate. But on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei said, “Effective today, relations between our two countries are back to normal.” |
| The reconciliation between the Philippines and Taiwan stands in clear contrast to the increasingly chilly relations over the South China Sea between China and the Philippines. Manila has filed an arbitration case against China’s territorial claims to the South China Sea at the international tribunal that governs the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. | The reconciliation between the Philippines and Taiwan stands in clear contrast to the increasingly chilly relations over the South China Sea between China and the Philippines. Manila has filed an arbitration case against China’s territorial claims to the South China Sea at the international tribunal that governs the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. |