He called for stronger international censure over its aggression in the South China Sea after China blocked Philippine vessels from delivering food to a Coast Guard ship.
The Philippine defence chief has said China is “the biggest disruptor” of peace in south-east Asia and called for stronger international censure over its aggression in the South China Sea, a day after China blocked Philippine vessels from delivering food to a Coast Guard ship at the Sabina Shoal.
"The antidote is a stronger collective multilateral action against China,” Teodoro said, adding that diplomats and defence officials should determine those stronger steps. The 10-nation south-east Asian bloc includes the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei, which have South China Sea claims that overlap with each other, as well as China's and Taiwan's.
China and the Philippines have separately deployed coast guard ships to Sabina in recent months on suspicion the other may act to take control of and build structures in the fishing atoll.The hostilities have particularly intensified between China and the Philippines since last year and yesterday's confrontation was the sixth the two sides have reported in the high seas and in the air.
The Philippine coast guard said Chinese coast guard and navy ships, along with 31 suspected militia vessels, illegally obstructed the delivery, which including an ice cream treat for the personnel aboard the BRP Teresa Magbanua as the Philippines marked National Heroes’ Day yesterday.
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