The Philippines has vowed countermeasures against China's coastguard 'attacks' amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea. The Chinese government's rhetoric has been criticized by the Philippines Defense Ministry for lacking transparency and resorting to intimidation. The US has stated that the Philippines can invoke the Mutual Defense Treaty if its soldiers are killed in sea attacks by China, signaling 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
China's Attacks on Philippine Resupply Missions Test 70-Year-Old Defense Pact https://t.co/tL6sU5KrWq
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
China's Attacks on Philippine Resupply Missions Test 70-Year-Old Defense Pact - USNI News https://t.co/LCmuloxOt0
#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