Thread: China issues travel ban for Philippines after teen's kidnap

China on Friday warned its citizens not to travel to the Philippines after a Chinese teenager who worked in a family-run store was kidnapped.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry also said it was worried because of plots confirmed by the country’s police that criminal groups planned to attack the Chinese Embassy, Chinese companies and public venues such as malls.

“Given that the safety situation in the Philippines is deteriorating, the consular service of the foreign ministry is asking Chinese nationals not to travel to the Philippines for the time being,” the warning read.

The warning came as relations between the two countries soured in recent years over competing claims to the same territory in the South China Sea.

On late Thursday, 18-year-old Li Peizhi was seized by unidentified gunmen in Zamboanga Sibugay province’s Kabasalan town, Senior Insp. Leo Castillo said.

The teener was at his house in Kabasalan when four armed men aboard a closed-type multicab with license plate No. JBH 581 seized him.

The gunmen also took 20,000 pesos ($455) from the store’s cash register, Castillo said.

The flips have been Kidnapping chinamen for years, nothing to do with the spratleys

Originally Posted by beerlaodrinker

The flips have been Kidnapping chinamen for years, nothing to do with the spratleys

If they had been kidnapping Chinese for years, then this incident would not have caused the reaction it did. I counter that this is indeed part of the local territorial dispute. The Chinese are doing their utmost to strongarm everyone.

Originally Posted by zygote1

Originally Posted by beerlaodrinker

The flips have been Kidnapping chinamen for years, nothing to do with the spratleys

If they had been kidnapping Chinese for years, then this incident would not have caused the reaction it did. I counter that this is indeed part of the local territorial dispute. The Chinese are doing their utmost to strongarm everyone.

...as they should - they're the new bully on the block.

The point i was making zygote was, the chinese flips are amongst the wealthiest people in the philippines, Kidnap for Ransom ( cash) is the main motivator, But yes, perhaps the chinese are simply using the travel warning to show the flips who,s boss. Regardless. i think the flips will continue to Kidnap ( chinese flips) of which there are many