Teodoro rules out US as factor in China's 'expansionist' agenda

China's aggressiveness in the Indo-Pacific is rooted in long-standing strategic ambitions independent of any US policy, and the region's challenges stem from Beijing's own expansionist agenda, the Philippines' top defense official said Wednesday.

Teodoro rules out US as factor in China's 'expansionist' agenda

China's aggressiveness in the Indo-Pacific is rooted in long-standing strategic ambitions independent of any US policy, and the region's challenges stem from Beijing's own expansionist agenda, the Philippines' top defense official said Wednesday.