Seems kinda unprecedented for China to do this. I think Philippines, sooner or later, will get clapped by China.
IMO this measure isn't for convincing Philippines, that's for shaping ASEAN attitudes when China slaps Philippines for acting like an idiot
China Threatens to Release Audio of Secret Deal With Philippines
- Beijing claims Philippines had broken all terms in ‘new model’
- Philippine officials have previously denied entering into deal
China may soon release audio of a purported phone call with a Philippine military official that Beijing claims is evidence of an agreement over disputed territory in the South China Sea, according to Chinese officials.
In the alleged Jan. 3 phone call, Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos, head of the Philippine military’s Western Command, agrees to a “new model” in handling resupply missions to the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, according to a transcript provided by Chinese officials to Bloomberg News.
The transcript may be released to the public within days, said the officials, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak on the record.
The transcript of the purported call cited Carlos saying that Teodoro, Ano, and the chief of staff of the Armed Forces, General Romeo Brawner, had signed off on the agreement. The name of one Philippine official – listed ahead of the others – was redacted from the transcript. Chinese officials declined to identify that person.
