DND chief says China heightening tension in WPS thru provocative actions

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00:00 Department of National Defense or DND secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. accused China of escalating

00:06 tensions in the West Philippine Sea through provocative actions. This after China threatened

00:11 to arrest opposed trespassers to an area of the sea which they claim to be theirs.

00:17 Secretary Teodoro said this is clearly in violation of the United Nations Charter,

00:21 which enjoins countries to avoid issuing threats when it comes to territorial disagreements.

00:27 Live in a world of disinformation and malign information. Is this a provocation?

00:34 No. I believe what a provocation is, is the roguish and irresponsible threat to detain

00:47 quote unquote trespassers in what is claimed as internal waters but is actually part of

00:57 the high seas and part of the West Philippine Seas by a country.