(27 Mar 2025)
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Beijing – 27 March 2025
1. Wide of press briefing by Chinese Ministry of Defense
2. Wide of Wu Qian, spokesperson of Chinese Ministry of Defense
3. Mid of reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Wu Qian, spokesperson of Chinese Ministry of Defense:
“U.S.-Philippines military cooperation must not harm the security interests of other countries or undermine regional peace and stability.”
5. Mid of reporters recording videos on cellphones
6. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Wu Qian, spokesperson of Chinese Ministry of Defense:
“By the way, throughout history, the U.S. has an astonishing record of breaking its promises and abandoning its allies, throughout its history.”
7. Wide of reporters
8. Wide of briefing
9. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Wu Qian, spokesperson of Chinese Ministry of Defense:
“The Chinese military will take all necessary measures to protect our interest and safeguard peace and stability in the region.”
10. Wide pan of press briefing
STORYLINE:
China’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that China opposes interference from outside countries in the South China Sea, ahead of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit to the Philippines.
Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines on Friday as his first stop in his first trip to Asia for talks that will include increasing deterrence against aggression in the disputed South China Sea.
In Beijing, Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian told a news conference that U.S.-Philippines military cooperation “must not harm the security interests of other countries or undermine regional peace and stability.”
He added that the United States has “an astonishing record of breaking its promises and abandoning its allies” throughout its history.
The Philippines ambassador to the U.S. said earlier this month he was confident the two countries’ military ties would remain strong under the Trump administration.
Hegseth will meet his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The talks will touch on increasingly assertive actions by Beijing in the South China Sea and more support to Philippine security forces by the Trump administration.
Wu said the Chinese military will take all necessary measures to "protect our interest and safeguard peace and stability in the region."
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