According to a 2009 confidential US diplomatic cable…
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According to a 2009 confidential US diplomatic cable leaked by WikiLeaks, China opened a consulate in Laoag City primarily because of the Marcos family's close personal ties with Chinese officials. A document that was directly sent to the CIA.
\> 14. (C) When asked the raison d'etre of the Chinese consulate in Laoag, the Chamber of Commerce members (and other interlocutors) said they could discern no reason why the PRC would need or want a diplomatic post in Ilocos Norte. They attributed the establishment of this consulate to close ties between Chinese officials and the Marcos family. Meeting with us in Manila, Ilocos Norte Congressman Ferdinand "Bong-Bong" Marcos Jr. confirmed he had lobbied PRC officials to establish the Laoag consulate. Marcos said the Chinese had opened the consulate after considering the long-term outlook for Chinese interests in Ilocos Norte, including tourism and Chinese investment. Marcos then noted tangentially that multiple business deals between Chinese and Ilocano parties had collapsed after allegations of kickbacks in a 2007 transaction between GRP officials and Chinese telecommunication firm ZTE.
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09MANILA2199\_a.html
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\> 14. (C) When asked the raison d'etre of the Chinese consulate in Laoag, the Chamber of Commerce members (and other interlocutors) said they could discern no reason why the PRC would need or want a diplomatic post in Ilocos Norte. They attributed the establishment of this consulate to close ties between Chinese officials and the Marcos family. Meeting with us in Manila, Ilocos Norte Congressman Ferdinand "Bong-Bong" Marcos Jr. confirmed he had lobbied PRC officials to establish the Laoag consulate. Marcos said the Chinese had opened the consulate after considering the long-term outlook for Chinese interests in Ilocos Norte, including tourism and Chinese investment. Marcos then noted tangentially that multiple business deals between Chinese and Ilocano parties had collapsed after allegations of kickbacks in a 2007 transaction between GRP officials and Chinese telecommunication firm ZTE.
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09MANILA2199\_a.html
#philippines #pinoy #ph
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