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Teodoro: China reiterated positions on regional, international security

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. says China reiterated its established positions on regional and international security, including the South China Sea, during the Asean defense ministers’ meeting in Cebu on Oct. 29, 2026. Teodoro, at a press briefing after the 13th Asean Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Lapu-Lapu City, declined to characterize the reactions of other ministers, saying their respective media outlets could report their interventions, and noted that the Philippines also raised the South China Sea as part of the discussions. The briefing followed China’s accusation that the Philippines was undermining Asean, which Teodoro rejected, saying the position did not represent the regional bloc’s member states.

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00:00Well, I would just say this. They were able to state their position on the security situation regionally and internationally.
00:08It's not any different from what you hear their ministries saying.
00:14Now, the reactions, I will expect that the interventions of the different ministers who participated would be released by their
00:27own media outlets.
00:30I wouldn't want to characterize the reactions, but I'm quite happy and satisfied with the, if there was any reaction.
00:41So, certainly, specifically, like, what was happening?
00:45Of, I don't, yes, which also the Philippines have mentioned, naturally, as a matter of course.
00:54So, it's not any different from what you would expect, what you wouldn't have come to expect their messaging to
01:04be.
01:04I don't know how much you would say it would be.
01:34You

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