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China asked to clarify scholars' claims on Batanes as extension of Taiwan

The Chinese government must clarify whether they acknowledge or deny the claims made by their scholars that Batanes is an extension of Taiwan, a military spokesman for the West Philippine Sea said on July 14, 2026.

VIDEO BY IZEL ABANILLA

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Transcript
00:00The approach of the AFP is twofold.
00:03Number one, we have to increase our pace in the way we do things,
00:07in expediting modernization.
00:09If you look at the AFP, we have a lot of new commands.
00:13We have a lot of processes to be able to increase the pace
00:18of how we develop and posture the AFP for external communications.
00:23Secondly, we have our Communications Plan MULA,
00:26and the transparency initiative to inform the internal audience
00:30and the international community of our staff,
00:34which is backed up by international law.
00:36These two trusts will continue over the next ten years,
00:41as we look forward to celebrating again by then,
00:44the 20th anniversary of the Arbitrational Union.
00:47Thank you, sir.
01:18I'll see you next time.
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