PCG laughs off China's statement vs bullies
The Philippine Star|July 16, 2024
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela mocked a statement by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) that hit “bullies.”
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In a post on X last July 12, the agency’s account @MFAChina wrote: “No country is superior to another. No one has the right to bully others.”

“Any country who thinks it can bully others from a ‘position of strength’ will be acting against the trend of the times and rejected by the international community,” it added.

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