MANILA, Philippines: China, through its foreign ministry, said the Philippines should "not play with fire" with regard to the Taiwan issue to avoid being manipulated and eventually hurt.

Wang Wenbin, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) spokesman, made the remark when asked to comment on the reported directive of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro to military officials to deploy more troops in Batanes.

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