Philippine Defence Secretary accused China of coercion, bullying and aggression after being handed a note mid-panel.
Philippine defence chief calls out China over note handed to him mid-panel Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro accused China of coercion, bullying and aggression after being handed a note from a Chinese military attache at a Seoul forum. The note rejected a 2016 ruling that found Beijing’s sweeping South China Sea claims had no legal basis.
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