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Teodoro pushes back vs China 'propaganda spiels’: Trust needed for South China Sea talks
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. dismissed questions from Chinese military officials at a defense forum in Singapore as propaganda.
The Chinese officials questioned the Philippines' approach to territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea, contrasting it with dialogues held by Malaysia and Vietnam.
They specifically asked why the Philippines could not engage in dialogue and suggested the US was using the Philippines as a proxy by sending more arms and establishing military bases.
Teodoro characterized these queries as propaganda spiels, stating that Beijing suffers from a deficit of trust in dialogues over the South China Sea dispute.
Addressing the proxy war question, Teodoro stated that the Philippines is a sovereign nation and cited the transformation of Mischief Reef from a fishing station to a fortified island as an example of China's misleading actions.
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