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Why would China go to the extent of sanctioning Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro?
On Thursday, June 11, the eve of the Philippines’ Independence Day, Beijing announced it had sanctioned Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., banning him, his wife, and his son from entering China and from transacting with Chinese organizations and individuals.
It’s unprecedented, not only because Teodoro is the alter ego of the President, but also because he is at the forefront of crafting the country’s security framework in a new world order.
It’s an escalation, because it happened more than a week after Philippine authorities said they had spotted a floating platform inside Bajo de Masinloc (or Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea) that appeared to have an antenna and was carrying personnel on it.
