DIPLOMATS should respect the laws and not interfere in the internal affairs of their host country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said May 9, after the Chinese Embassy released a transcript of a supposed phone conversation between a Chinese diplomat and a ranking Filipino military officer.

The embassy said the recording showed that Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command chief Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos agreed to a "new model" for managing the dispute over Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal.

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