THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said diplomats should respect the laws and not interfere in the internal affairs of their host country amid the reported wiretapping of the conversation between a Chinese diplomat and a ranking Filipino military officer.

The Chinese Embassy in Manila released a transcript of the supposed telephone conversation between an unnamed Chinese diplomat and Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command chief Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos who agreed to a "new model" in managing the dispute over Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal.

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