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China's issuance of a map detailing its new 10-dash line claim late last month proves its "expansionist agenda".

Thus, said Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. Thursday afternoon, Sept. 7 during the agency's 2024 budget deliberation before the House Committee on Appropriations. (Video Courtesy of House of Representatives)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/7/10-dash-line-proves-china-s-expansionist-agenda-teodoro


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00:00 without going into operational
00:06 details, your honor, the
00:07 details, your honor, the
00:07 principles that we'll put is
00:08 that we will not be.
00:10 we will
00:11 we will not back down, we
00:11 we will not back down, we will
00:12 continue to be doing what we
00:13 continue to be doing what we
00:13 are doing.
00:15 And we will continue to
00:16 And we will continue to build up
00:17 alliances.
00:19 with like
00:20 with like minded nations
00:20 with like minded nations in
00:21 order to enforce.
00:23 international law
00:24 international law, and the
00:24 international law, and the
00:25 narrative always fun.
00:27 is that these alliances are
00:28 is that these alliances are
00:29 that these alliances are
00:30 always being done by China.
00:32 It is being done to
00:33 It is being done to enforce.
00:34 international
00:35 international laws, because
00:36 international laws, because
00:36 what contains countries from
00:37 what contains countries from
00:37 expansion is international
00:38 expansion is international law.
00:40 And not any other force
00:41 And not any other force.
00:43 And when China
00:44 And when China states that
00:46 And when China states that we
00:47 And when China states that we
00:48 are puppets of the United
00:49 are puppets of the United States
00:50 of.
00:52 or other hegemons
00:52 or other hegemons in
00:53 or other hegemons in order to
00:53 contain them.
00:55 They implicitly admit by
00:56 They implicitly admit by using
00:57 the word contain
00:58 the word contain.
01:00 the word contain.
01:02 And that is proven by
01:03 And that is proven by the new
01:04 And that is proven by the new
01:05 administrative map where they
01:06 added another.
01:08 dash
01:08 dash line.
01:10 So that is the best evidence of
01:11 that is the best evidence of
01:12 that is the best evidence of
01:12 their expansion is agenda.
01:14 to dominate the whole
01:15 to dominate the whole South
01:16 to dominate the whole South
01:16 China Sea, and perhaps beyond.
01:18 So we should stand our ground
01:19 So we should stand our ground
01:19 So we should stand our ground,
01:20 and at the same time, try as
01:21 much to.
01:23 leverage
01:23 leverage our
01:24 leverage our alliances and
01:24 leverage our alliances and
01:25 second.
01:26 And secondly, a thirdly
01:26 And thirdly, a thirdly, it is
01:27 possible to have a
01:27 possible to have a wise.
01:29 capability
01:30 capability upgrade
01:30 capability upgrade to have a
01:31 capability upgrade to have a
01:32 credible deterrent posture.
01:33 to include
01:34 to include the 200
01:35 to include the 200 nautical mile
01:35 to include the 200 nautical mile
01:36 exclusive economic.
01:38 so
01:38 so
01:39 so.
01:41 [BLANK_AUDIO]
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