Beijing Is Increasing Pressure on Philippines to Cede Territory, Says Defense Official

Published on November 12, 2024

The Chinese communist regime has stepped up its pressure on the Philippines to give up sovereign rights, days after the island nation’s president signed two maritime laws that angered Beijing, according to Filipino Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro. “What we see is an increasing demand by Beijing for us to concede our sovereign rights in the area,” Teodoro said on Nov. 12 after meeting Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles, the fifth such meeting in a little over a year. The Philippines and Australia have increased cooperation amid growing concerns about Chinese military aggression in the South China Sea, where the Chinese communist regime has disputed the Philippines’ territorial claims....

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