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.
This video frame grab from footage taken and released on October 22, 2023 by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) through the Chinese embassy in Manila shows a collision between a Chinese Coast Guard ship (R) and a Philippine resupply boat (L) during a resupply mission in Second Thomas Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea. Beijing and Manila traded blame on October 22, for two collisions between Chinese vessels and Philippine boats on a resupply mission to Filipino troops on a remote outpost in the disputed South China Sea. Handout / Chinese Coast Guard / AFP
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