At 14:45 in the afternoon on February 16th, a netizen named Wang Xiaotong sent a microblog message to the official Weibo account of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asking for help. The message said that a young Chinese student was encountered at Manila Airport in the Philippines. Her passport and credentials were detained by the airport and she was not allowed to enter. She sought help from the local Chinese embassy but only received voice service. She has been forced to stay at the customs for more than 15 hours. Her phone is almost out of power and she feels isolated and helpless. The girl is so anxious that she burst into tears. We would like to ask our motherland for help specially through this microblog message.
It's recommended by Weibo | Today's Weibo Hotspot (Editor: SN010). On February 17th, according to the news reported by China National Radio Beijing station, one Chinese student was detained at Manila Airport in the Philippines on February 16th. A netizen posted the event on Weibo and asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for help. This method has since gained a response.
At 2:00 AM Beijing time today, under the help of the staff of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, the detained Chinese student has safely passed through customs and returned home in Manila. According to this student, she had studied in the Philippines for four years. Before returning to China this time, she did indeed apply for an extension of her required I-CARD when entering the Philippines. However, because she urgently needed to return to China at that time, she didn't pick up the card. This time, she used the receipt of the I-CARD as proof of entry. However, the Philippine side announced new rules on January 30th, which stated that one must hold the card to enter the country. Thus, this incident occurred. (International News Editor Xing Si from China National Radio)
Meanwhile, he also attached the contact information and photos of Ms Xiao who was seeking help on Weibo. Later, this Weibo post was forwarded more than 2800 times and there were as many as 572 comments. Two hours later, the "Diplomatic Little Spirit" posted a Weibo update saying that after seeing this request for help, the "Little Spirit" urgently contacted the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines. Embassy consular officials have already rushed to the airport. The reason for the refusal of entry was that this student's entry procedures were incomplete. The consular officials of the embassy are now negotiating with the airport immigration office.