China should abide by international law to earn the trust of Filipinos, Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro said on Thursday, following disconnects between Beijing’s words and its actions on maritime disputes in the South China Sea. | NCorralesINQ
The tribunal’s ruling, which Beijing refuses to recognize, nullified China’s claims within its so-called nine-dash line, saying it had no historical basis, and upheld the Philippine sovereign rights over its EEZ.
He said he would be pushing for “deconfliction” in the South China Sea to ease the longstanding maritime disputes in the strategic waterway. In recent statements, Chinese officials, including China’s ambassador to the Philippines, criticized American foreign policy toward Beijing and the China-Taiwan conflict and Manila’s closer, especially military, ties with Washington under President Marcos than during the Duterte administration.The Philippines and the United States have a 72-year-old Mutual Defense Treaty.But Teodoro, who was appointed by Mr.
“We are constantly now—after all the changes that have been imposed upon us, like the pandemic economy and the world situation—looking for what we sometimes referred to as nontraditional partners in trades, in any kind, in security and defense issues. All these things, we are always looking for partners,” the President said. But the President stressed that Philippines would follow an “independent” foreign policy under his administration and Manila would not lean toward any of the world powers.
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