Philippines’ Teodoro, India’s Jaiswal Slam China Over Envoy ‘Threat’ and Ladakh Claim | Talks EP952

Gilberto Teodoro, Philippine Defense Secretary, told reporters: “China is the only troublemaker in this region.” He was responding to Sara Duterte’s charge that Manila was the troublemaker. Teodoro linked Chinese pressure in the South China Sea with similar sovereignty disputes involving India. The confrontation escalated after China’s envoy said Beijing could “easily win” if it chose to use force against the Philippines, prompting Manila to summon him and reject what it described as a threat. At the same time, Beijing has condemned India’s decision to standardize names for locations in Ladakh, while New Delhi insists the territory is an integral part of India. What do these disputes reveal about China’s approach to territorial claims and diplomatic normalization? In this episode, we examine the growing tensions between Beijing and Manila, the China–India border dispute and why the Philippines and India are increasingly being discussed together as they push back against Chinese pressure. *Recorded on October 20, 2026 at 11am Taiwan Standard Time Host/Senior Producer: Yin Khvat Producer: Suvam Pal Videographer: Ko Gi Our guests: Chen Fang-yu - Soochow University Political Science Associate Professor Srikanth Kondapalli - Jawaharlal Nehru University Chinese Studies Professor Bea Cupin - Rappler Senior Multimedia Reporter Chapters: 00:00:00 – China Escalates Aggressive Rhetoric 00:02:36 – Envoy: China ‘May Easily Win’ War 00:10:14 – Beijing Reasserts Claim Over Ladakh #China #Philippines #India #ChinaPhilippines #ChinaIndia #SouthChinaSea #Beijing #Manila #NewDelhi #ChinaThreats #WarThreats #BeijingRhetoric #BorderDispute #ChinaTerritorialClaims #LineOfActualControl #LAC #ArunachalPradesh #Zangnan #SinoIndianBorder #ChinaIndiaBorder #WestPhilippineSea #SouthChinaSeaDispute #MaritimeDispute #DisputedTerritory #ChinaMilitary #PLA #PhilippineSecurity #IndiaSecurity #ChinaForeignPolicy #ChineseDiplomacy #DiplomaticTensions #ChinaCoercion #RegionalSecurity #IndoPacific #IndoPacificSecurity #SoutheastAsianSecurity #SouthAsianSecurity #MaritimeSecurity #TerritorialSovereignty #Geopolitics #StrategicCompetition #GreatPowerCompetition #ForeignPolicy #RegionalStability #ChinaExpansion #BeijingPressure #ChinaAggression #PhilippinesChinaRelations #IndiaChinaRelations #TaiwanPlus #TaiwanTalks