BEIJING: China accused the Philippine defense chief of having no gratitude for key Chinese commodities and of using issues about people’s livelihoods for political showmanship, after remarks about China being a threat.Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro told Reuters on Saturday that China remains a “severe threat” with no show of long-term good faith despite Beijing recently offering fertilizer and fuel during war-related shortages.The Chinese foreign ministry said those remarks demonstrated that Teodoro is “solely driven by personal interests” and had disregarded the wel

BEIJING: China accused the Philippine defense chief of having no gratitude for key Chinese commodities and of using issues about people’s livelihoods for political showmanship,…

Beijing condemns remarks by Philippine defence chief, who says Manila is under ‘severe threat’ from China despite fertiliser and fuel offers.