Claim: In just two days, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. went from saying the passage of China's new coast guard law — which allows it to fire on foreign vessels in China-claimed maritime areas — was "none of our business," to calling it a "verbal threat of war" to those who will violate it.
Fact-check: VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Locsin u-turns on China's new coast guard law
Verdict: in just two days, foreign affairs secretary teodoro locsin jr. went from saying the passage of china's new coast guard law — which allows it to fire on foreign vessels in china-claimed maritime areas — was "none of our business," to calling it a "verbal threat of war" to those who will violate it.
Organisation: VERA Files
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2021-02-02T12:59:00