- At a Seoul defense forum, Philippine Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro Jr. was handed a note purportedly from China saying "you lost"; he called it disrespectful and said he'll keep the note as a memento.
- China responded by urging the Philippines to "stop seeking attention and stirring up trouble," and reiterated it does not accept the 2016 Hague arbitration that rejected China's South China Sea claims.
- The episode underscores ongoing South China Sea tensions — including a reported injury to a Filipino sailor in July — and growing international pushback supporting the arbitration ruling.
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