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Philippines defense secretary Teodoro calls out China at Seoul forum
Fox News • • world
Key Points:
- Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro publicly criticized China after receiving a note outlining China's stance on the South China Sea during the Seoul Defense Dialogue in South Korea.
- The note, likely referencing the 2016 South China Sea Arbitration case under UNCLOS, stated that China has no position on the arbitration and claimed it violated international law.
- Teodoro condemned the gesture as disrespectful to the forum's organizers, international law, and the host country, South Korea, labeling it as coercion and bullying by China.
- He vowed to keep the note as a symbol of China's desperation and ineffective position amid ongoing territorial disputes and naval standoffs between the Philippines and China.
