# Philippine defence chief denounces ‘disrespectful’ note he says came from China

https://mins.news/en/video/51166

- CNA, 2026-09-09 10:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ux-kV5v8jM

> Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said a man handed him a note during a question-and-answer session at the Seoul Defense Dialogue. Believed to be from someone associated with the Chinese government, it asserted China’s position on the South China Sea. Teodoro immediately accused China of “coercion, bullying and aggression.”

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