Title:

 DND chief: China actions don’t match words

Author:

Jaime Laude

Source:

Philippine Star

Date:

 July 31, 2019

Description:

Despite its repeated declarations of commitment to peace, China cannot hide its “bullying” of countries contesting its claim over the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said yesterday. He was reacting to Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua’s pronouncement on Monday that China would use its military only for defense and “will not fire the first shot.”