Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro considers China his nation's greatest threat, and is teaming up with the U.S., Japan and Australia to push back against aggressive moves in the South China Sea.
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00:00The Philippines defense secretary says Manila and its allies will counter any
00:05attempt by China to impose an air defense zone over the disputed South
00:10China Sea. The Philippines will take a combination of measures singularly and
00:15with like-minded nations to counteract these activities of China. Naturally we
00:23cannot discuss the specific moves but then again that is a very serious
00:30transgression of international law which will demand a response.
00:35Gilberto Teodoro says defense officials have been discussing the possibility
00:40that China may try to restrict aircraft over the strategic waterway that China
00:46claims almost in its entirety. Tensions between China and the Philippines in the
00:51South China Sea have been ramping up over the last two years. This comes amid
00:56recent confrontations between Chinese aircraft and those of the Philippines
01:00Australia and the United States.