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Philippines defense minister reads private note from China to live audience

In a viral video recorded at a conference in Seoul, Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., said: “Perhaps basic decency and behavior is what China needs to do.”

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A man walked onstage and handed the defense secretary of the Philippines, Gilberto Teodoro Jr., what appeared to be a private note from China during a conference in Seoul this week. In a rare moment of confrontational summitry that went viral, Teodoro decided to read the document aloud in front of the live audience.

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