Department of
National Defense (DND) Delfin Lorenzana reveals that China tried to oppose the
review of the Philippines-US 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT).
The National
Defense secretary reveals that China’s former ambassador to Manila came to him
when he first brought up the revisiting of the MDT.
“While the US welcomes the idea of revisiting the Mutual Defense Treaty, an outside party does not,” Lorenzana said. “When I first brought up the idea of revisiting the MDT, the former Chinese ambassador came to me and said: ‘Please do not touch the MDT. Leave it as it is’,” he adds.
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Lorenzana first
revealed unofficial efforts to review the MDT with the United States back in
late 2018. He did not name the Chinese official but back then, China’s
ambassador to the Philippines was Zhao Jianhua.
The
Philippines has sought to review the MDT, which calls for both countries to aid
the other in case of an armed attack in the Pacific, amid the ongoing Chinese
aggression in the West Philippine Sea.
“Is
the MDT still relevant or should it be abrogated, replaced or revised? These
questions are tricky as each has implications to the security of both parties
and individually,” Lorenzana told the forum.
“How
does the MDT fit in with the current situation in the region? Are bilateral
agreements better than multilateral? Is it time to create a NATO-like
arrangement?” Lorenzana said..
The proposed review of the MDT would address grey areas with
respect to security issues which would include the different expansion tactics
of China.
“It knew that
any aggression it takes will trigger the MDT,” he said.
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