
Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro met with Chinese envoy Jing to express serious concerns over provocative language and an alleged threat.
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Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro described China as a regional troublemaker.
Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro met Jing on Monday to express “serious concern and strong objections” over his “provocative and unacceptable” language.
Lazaro added that he had aggravated an already sensitive situation and undermined efforts to build mutual understanding between the two countries, according to the Philippine foreign ministry, which said he had “conveyed a threat”.
On Thursday, Jing told a forum in Quezon City that Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro’s description of China as a regional “troublemaker” was “nonsense”.

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