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The Philippines’ top defense official slammed what he called “pretend journalists” at Asia’s premiere defense dialogue on the same day that he criticized Chinese military officials at a panel for asking “propaganda spiels disguised as questions.”
At the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Philippine Defense Secretary Giliberto Teodoro, Jr. again continued his streak as among the loudest in the Philippine government to call out China for its disinformation operations and hypocrisy, particularly on issues related to Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, including the West Philippine Sea.
Teodoro led the Philippine delegation to the Shangri-La Dialogue, a premiere defense forum in the region. His strong statements came in several waves — his opening salvo was criticizing China for not sending a delegation to the dialogue.
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Tensions between the Philippines and China have remained high in recent years, especially after the Marcos administration made it policy for the Philippines to be more assertive in its rights and claims in the West Philippine Sea, or parts of the South China Sea that are within the Philippine exclusive economic zone.
The Philippines has reported repeated incidents of harassment in the South China Sea — in the form of tailing, dangerous maneuvers, water cannoning, and ramming — at the hands of Chinese vessels, typically of the China Coast Guard.
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