Beijing's statement 'will only heighten the mistrust by the Filipino people and the rest of the world of the Chinese Government,' Teodoro said.
MANILA — Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Saturday described China as "insincere" and a "hypocrite" after the Asian power said the grounded BRP Sierra Madre is causing environmental problems in the West Philippine Sea.
"The statement of China that the grounded Sierra Madre is causing irrevocable harm is to put it as politely as possible — hypocritical," said the defense chief. "[It] will only heighten the mistrust by the Filipino people and the rest of the world of the Chinese Government," he said.
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