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| Ayoshi | Oct 29 2013, 03:24 PM Post #361 |
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Why is China Isolating Japan and the Philippines?
source: thediplomat.com |
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| pachador | Oct 30 2013, 03:12 AM Post #362 |
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the author of this article is just beating around the bush for the most part. the reason the bully is browbeating the philippines and japan is simply because they have territorial disputes with the bully. this author is reading too much into it. and the only reason the bully is not confronting US and india yet is simply because its too costly to confront those 2 giants. the bully is just biding its time -wait to get stronger before confronting them. between japan and india, the bully thinks that japan is easier to push even though the japanese have a very strong navy/air force due to the heavy japanese investments in bullyland and also spitting at the japanese is politically popular among the bully people. as for other countries like thailand, they have no backbone-they have shown that in world war 2 and they would rather wheel and deal than stand up for principles. thats why as , we shouldnt try to finagle some kind of security alliance out of ASEAN. , as they just bend with the wind. in world war 2, we were the only ASEAN country that had widespread violent resistance -remember that ! too many authors and spinmasters nowadays are politicizing or overanalyzing this issue. at the very core is is a territorial and sovereignty issue, and we need to focus on that. we just need to depend on ourselves and do what is right and protect our sovereignty as embodied in the constitution....otherwise, if we are not ready to die, we have no business being an independent country if we give up our rights as legally allowed under international law... any help from allies is just a much-appreciated bonus. Edited by pachador, Oct 30 2013, 03:37 AM.
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| Hong Nam | Jan 5 2014, 01:10 AM Post #363 |
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Bought by China
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Military starts deployment of troops in Spratlys By Jaime Laude (The Philippine Star) | Updated January 5, 2014 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines - The military yesterday started its rotation of Air Force and naval contingents for deployments in Pag-Asa Island in the Spratlys. Originally scheduled before Christmas, the airmen were not immediately relieved by their counterparts at Armed Forces of the Philippines-Western Command (AFP-Wescom) headquarters in Palawan due to the prevailing weather system hovering over the region for the entire month of December. Kalayaan Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon Jr. confirmed the deployment of fresh troops in the island municipality. Since the sea around the island is very rough, Wescom has started shuttling new Air Force troops to the island town using a Navy plane, giving the islanders a chance to visit Palawan aboard the returning Navy aircraft. Aside from the airmen who are deployed on rotation basis in Pag-Asa Island, the seat of Kalayaan Island town with a current population of almost 200 civilian inhabitants including children, contingents from the Philippine Navy are also stationed in the area to bolster the country’s territorial hold over the seven islets and two shoals in the region. “We don’t monitor any naval activities of China out there because of the prevailing weather. The sea is very rough and it is very dangerous for any ship to venture out in the open sea for now,” Bito-onon said. He added that he has yet to receive reports from local fishermen if the two Chinese maritime vessels have returned to Ayungin Shoal. The vessels left the area last month after taking up position near the shoal for several months. Philippine Star |
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| Ayoshi | Feb 12 2014, 07:40 AM Post #364 |
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DND: China harassing Philippines, not vice versa (philstar.com)
Edited by Ayoshi, Feb 12 2014, 07:43 AM.
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| Hong Nam | Feb 13 2014, 07:34 PM Post #365 |
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For South China Sea claimants, a legal venue to battle China By Greg Torode 7 hours ago HONG KONG (Reuters) - When Philippine President Benigno Aquino compared China to the Germany of 1938 and called for global support as his country battles Beijing's claims in the South China Sea, he put the focus on a case that Manila has filed in an international court. The Philippines has taken its dispute with China to arbitration under the United Nations' Convention on the Law of the Sea and its lawyers say that the tribunal has discretionary powers to allow other states to join the action. China is refusing to participate and has already warned Vietnam against joining the case being heard at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, sources have said. Hanoi has so far kept its options open. Any final ruling by the court on the dispute, one of the most tense flashpoints in Asia, cannot be enforced but will carry considerable moral and political weight, analysts say. Other Vietnamese officials said while it was unlikely Hanoi would join the case given its close but complex relationship with China, they were scrutinizing developments closely, including talking to foreign legal experts. "We are willing to maintain close touch with Vietnam and co-ordinate with them, to resolve the issue via friendly talks and consultation." Manila's five U.S. and British lawyers are finalizing submissions to be put to the court before a March 30 deadline to show that China's "nine-dash line" claim is invalid under the Law of the Sea. Philippines' lead counsel Paul Reichler, a Washington-based lawyer with the law firm Foley Hoag, said the arbitration tribunal had adopted rules that effectively allowed other states to apply to intervene. Reuters / Yahoo News |
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| Pninety8 | Feb 19 2014, 01:45 PM Post #366 |
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Gov't urged to prepare for 'worst' in sea row with China
Edited by Pninety8, Feb 19 2014, 01:48 PM.
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| fernandez705 | Feb 20 2014, 02:44 AM Post #367 |
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^exactly, some of these people rely heavily to much on the MDT the way i see it. if we pretend its not there then we would be more agressive in our mod prog. |
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| pachador | Feb 20 2014, 06:06 AM Post #368 |
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haha, they are proud to be supposedly 'independent' but they expect uncle sam to do the defending. thats being dependent not independent. this extends to the daily personal lives of many filipinos who 'expect' relatives to come to their aid always even for little things. , and when on those few occasions when a relative does not help, he is condemned while forgetting the many times a relative has helped. what a shameful beggar attitude. |
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| fulpol | Feb 20 2014, 03:31 PM Post #369 |
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Well atleast your post make sense now unlike before where you would always push for the word "ask, beg, freebies and other incentives".
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| fernandez705 | Feb 20 2014, 08:04 PM Post #370 |
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One thing we have to get rid. But as for the other thing, i apologise for not choosing the right word, if the yankees are staying in our house we need to get compensation, hence the rent, why i choose free gear as rent both new + old? Well its better than getting it by cash and being stolen by the pigs. the vfa renting thing is separate to the heavy reliance on uncle sam to defend us. Hope that eases your understanding Edited by fernandez705, Feb 20 2014, 08:25 PM.
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