Palace in face-saving bid on the ‘no-go’ China trip
By Aytch S. de la Cruz 11/27/2010Malacañang tried to save face over the rejection of China to meet with the “high-level” Philippine delegation that would have made a trip to the mainland, as well as Hong Kong, ostensibly to represent President Aquino in formally handing over to the Chinese government the official copy of the Incident Investigation Review Committee (IIRC) report, along with the review report done by the Palace lawyers on orders of Aquino, as well as explain to the Chinese government the circumstances involved in the reviewed IIRC report.
With the Philippine delegation’s trip to China given the nod, Malacañang would have had that opportunity to show the nation that relations with China, and also Hong Kong, have normalized.
Refusing to admit that the Chinese government refuses to see the representatives of Aquino, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda claimed that the Chinese government has been having a difficult time scheduling the visit of the Philippine delegation and that with all the delays in scheduling, the Aquino administration has given up hope on its bid to send a high level delegation to the People’s Republic of China in an effort to put closure on the Aug. 23 hostage-taking crisis..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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