Beijing’s good-cop, bad-cop playbook in Manila
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-04-09 02:03 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Transport, Asia, Philippines, China, World News, Crime & Justice, Asia Pacific
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WATCH closely how China’s embassy operates in Manila and you will see something straight out of a police procedural. While one officer sits smiling at the table — offering coffee, a road map and the language of peace — his angry partner stalks just outside the door, bursting in regularly to insult and intimidate the subject.
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