The Philippines refuses to submit to China's demands in the ongoing dispute over the South China Sea. The Defense Ministry criticizes China's approach as patronizing and lacking transparency, while the US offers support through joint naval patrols and invoking the Mutual Defense Treaty in case of Filipino casualties. Tensions escalate as China accuses Manila of provocation, leading to potential US intervention.
Chinese state media have issued sharp warnings to the Philippines government over its actions in the South China Sea. See how they're crafting & amplifying this and other Philippines-related narratives in this Kudzu #NarrativeIntelligence brief. https://t.co/69faysakYU
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US Pacific Command has made it clear that if any Filipino officers and soldiers are killed in the conflict between China and the Philippines, the US will immediately activate Article 5 of the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and intervene in the conflict. https://t.co/SSCFfCcWQc
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China's Attacks on Philippine Resupply Missions Test 70-Year-Old Defense Pact - USNI News https://t.co/LCmuloxOt0
The U.S., Japan and the Philippines will launch joint naval patrols in the South China Sea later this year, per a U.S. official and a foreign diplomat familiar with the planning. - Politico
#US admiral: #Philippines can invoke Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) if sea attacks kill soldier, sailor The Philippines can invoke the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) if a sailor or a member of its military is killed as China continues “to execute belligerent, dangerous and… https://t.co/dN4GoFfy27
The DND was reacting to China’s defense ministry, who said in a statement on Thursday, March 28, that Manila’s “harassment and provocations [were] the immediate cause of the recent escalation of the South China Sea issue.” https://t.co/nn173QK9L8 https://t.co/niQAQtm0pX
Philippines Defense Ministry: Recent Chinese rhetoric "shows the inability of the Chinese government to conduct open, transparent, and legal negotiations. Their repertoire consists only of patronising and, failing that, intimidating smaller countries." https://t.co/e6NhtheEMC
#Philippines ups stakes in #China row, vows #countermeasures to #coastguard 'attacks' https://t.co/r7yvEoSyQL
Philippines says it will not yield to submission in row with 'patronising' China https://t.co/49KFpZg8Ty https://t.co/45oyRZs05K