00:00Philippines Defense Secretary Gibbo Teodoro snubs the welcoming event of China's defense
00:05attache to Manila, Senior Captain Yang Lei. Instead, it was Undersecretary Ignacio Madriaga
00:10who welcomed China's representative to the ASEAN Defense Minister's Meeting, or ADMM, in Cebu.
00:15Before China arrived, Teodoro himself welcomed representatives of ADMM's Plus partners to the
00:20meeting, even deputy ministers ranked below him. For the first time, China sent only a defense
00:25attache to ADMM, ASEAN's premier platform for defense diplomacy. Chinese Communist Party tabloid
00:32Global Times says it was the lowest-level Chinese representation since its inaugural session in 2010.
00:37The tabloid also quotes analysts and says the downgraded attendance can be attributed to the
00:42Philippines. Teodoro is among the loudest critics of Beijing in the Philippine government. China
00:47imposed sanctions on Teodoro and his immediate family after he supposedly made irresponsible remarks on China.
