“A senior US Navy general warned of acts of coercion, saying that no country can dominate the Indo-Pacific region.” On August 3, local time, the Associated Press used this headline to report on a rhetorical statement made by US Pacific Command Commander and Admiral Samuel Paparo on the same day. The Associated Press said that the US general's remarks were aimed at China, and he actively linked “the situation in the South China Sea is highly tense” and “the Philippines is challenging Beijing's claims” in the report, as if Paparo's speech was meant to stand up for some people in the Philippines.

“A senior US Navy general warned of acts of coercion, saying that no country can dominate the Indo-Pacific region.” On August 3, local time, the Associated Press used this headline to report on a rhetorical statement made by US Pacific Command Commander and Admiral Samuel Paparo on the same day. The Associated Press said that the US general's remarks were aimed at China, and he actively linked “the situation in the South China Sea is highly tense” and “the Philippines is challenging Beijing's claims” in the report, as if Paparo's speech was meant to stand up for some people in the Philippines.