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At the Seoul Security Dialogue, a Philippine official publicly read a note on the South China Sea position submitted by the Chinese embassy and refuted it on the spot, criticizing China for not respecting international law and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, while also accusing such behavior of disregarding the etiquette of the host country, South Korea, and the participants.

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro stated at a regional security conference in Kuala Lumpur that Manila will continue to resist pressure exerted by China, vowing to resist and counter it.