Ministry of Defense press spokesman Colonel Zhang Xiaogang said that as the rotating chairmanship of the current ASEAN Defense Ministers Expanded Conference, the Philippines allows individual politicians to act recklessly and use public devices for private use. Heavy barriers have been put in place to prevent the Chinese side from participating in the conference. It seriously undermines the ASEAN consensus principle and seriously violates the spirit of openness and inclusiveness of the ASEAN Defense Ministers Expanded Meeting.

Ministry of Defense press spokesman Colonel Zhang Xiaogang said that as the rotating chairmanship of the current ASEAN Defense Ministers Expanded Conference, the Philippines allows individual politicians to act recklessly and use public devices for private use. Heavy barriers have been put in place to prevent the Chinese side from attending the conference. It seriously undermines the ASEAN consensus principle and seriously violates the spirit of openness and inclusiveness of the ASEAN Defense Ministers Expanded Meeting.