Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro Jr…
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Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. publicly called out and rebutted a handwritten note from a Chinese official defending Beijing's expansive claims during a live panel at the Seoul Defense Dialogue in September 2026.
While Teodoro was on stage during a panel discussion, a Chinese military attaché or delegate approached and handed him a handwritten note on hotel stationery.
The note asserted that the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling violated international law, was "null and void," and carried no binding force.
Teodoro held up the paper on stage and read it line by line, slamming the delivery as an act of bad manners, bullying, coercion, and aggression.
While Teodoro was on stage during a panel discussion, a Chinese military attaché or delegate approached and handed him a handwritten note on hotel stationery.
The note asserted that the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling violated international law, was "null and void," and carried no binding force.
Teodoro held up the paper on stage and read it line by line, slamming the delivery as an act of bad manners, bullying, coercion, and aggression.
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