No efforts were made, especially from the Philippine side, to arrange a bilateral meeting between Philippine and Chinese defense ministers on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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00:00No efforts were made, especially from the Philippine side, to arrange a bilateral meeting between Philippine and Chinese defense ministers.
00:08This on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers Meeting Plus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
00:16When asked why not, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. says it is hard to talk to someone who is insincere.
00:23I would be willing to talk if there was a semblance of good faith.
00:29If I have seen sincerity, I will talk about why not.
00:35But you will talk about the day before we said that we were blackmailed by China.
00:41Then we will change our ways to mend your ways.
00:46It is hard to say, that's why I will not accept it.
00:49Teodoro was also asked if he had met with his Chinese defense minister, Dong Jun, to which he answered, why would he?
00:55He adds, it remains important for defense ministers to maintain dialogue despite tensions between China and the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea.
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