Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana yesterday backed survey findings that showed China is the country least trusted by a majority of Filipinos, noting China has been "bullying" the Philippines. China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunie, and Taiwan are locked in a territorial dispute over the Spratly Island, a chain of islands and islets in the South China Sea.

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