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Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro dismisses China’s latest warning for Manila to – in its words – ‘stop going further down the wrong path.’

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00:00Defense Secretary Gilberto Chidoro dismisses China's latest warning to Manila to, in its
00:06words, stop going further down the wrong path.
00:09This after Chidoro confirmed the Philippines is planning to acquire capabilities similar
00:13to the Taifun mid-range capability missile system.
00:16We have the force of international law on our side, not merely Philippine law.
00:23China does not have the force of law on its side.
00:26The United States' Taifun system, which was first brought to Manila ahead of the annual
00:30Balikatan exercises between the U.S. and the Philippines, has remained in the country since.
00:35A spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized the Philippines' plan to
00:40acquire mid-range capability missile systems.
00:43It accused Manila of, quote, enabling a country outside the region to fuel tensions and antagonism
00:48in this region and incite geopolitical confrontation and an arms race.

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