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The Philippines and China have a growing number of illegal workers. There is a growing concern for the number of Chinese workers in the Philippines, and natives are saying that they are taking jobs away from the locals. The Chinese ambassador to the Philippines, Zhao Jianhua, stated that although it does not condemn any of their citizens to work in a foreign country illegally, in the circumstance that this is the case, they would want the foreign government to treat their citizens in a “professional” manner. China has many illegal workers from the Philippines and has handled their cases “professionally, in the spirit of their friendship and cooperation.”