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U.S. MUST STOP CHINA’S ‘DREAM’ OF ASIAN DOMINANCE, ADMIRAL WARNS
The commander of U.S. Pacific Command and nominee to be America’s next ambassador to South Korea has warned that the U.S. must stand against the threat of Chinese hegemony in Asia. Admiral Harry Harris said on Wednesday that the Western world is approaching an inflection point in history, when “freedom and justice hang in the balance,” CNN reported. Adm. Harris…
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Fear of war with China over maritime claims ‘not grounded on reality’ – analyst
MANILA – The fear propagated by the government that China might instigate war against the Philippines if provoked is psychological and not based on reality, a defense analyst said Tuesday. This strategy may have been seen as effective in the first year of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, but in the 2 years since the chief executive was elected, “China ended…
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US to continue operations in South China Sea —US Defense chief
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT – US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that the United States would continue to confront what Washington sees as China’s militarization of islands in the South China Sea, despite drawing condemnation from Beijing for an operation in the region over the weekend. Reuters first reported that two US Navy warships sailed near South…
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Carpio to Duterte admin: ‘Preserve’ arbitral win vs. China
Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday urged the Duterte administration to “preserve” the country’s victory in the arbitration case against China on the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. Carpio, the top legal luminary in the arbitration case, has constantly urged the government to formally lodge a diplomatic protest against China’s “increasing militarization” of the vital sea lane.…
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Fear of war with China over maritime claims ‘not grounded on reality’ – analyst
MANILA – The fear propagated by the government that China might instigate war against the Philippines if provoked is psychological and not based on reality, a defense analyst said Tuesday. This strategy may have been seen as effective in the first year of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, but in the 2 years since the chief executive was elected, “China ended…
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South China Sea: US warships sail near disputed islands as Beijing pledges to defend sovereignty
Two US Navy warships have sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China, two US officials say, in a move likely to anger Beijing as President Donald Trump seeks its continued cooperation on North Korea. The operation was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as Beijing’s efforts to limit freedom of navigation in the strategic waters. While…
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US to continue operations in South China Sea
In defending his policy of appeasing China, President Duterte likes to say that we could go to war with our giant neighbor to the north over our territorial disputes in the South China Sea, but many Filipinos would surely die and we would most likely lose the war against a far superior force. Mr. Duterte’s protestations usually follow criticism of…
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US to continue operations in South China Sea
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that the United States would continue to confront what Washington sees as China’s militarization of islands in the South China Sea, despite drawing condemnation from Beijing for an operation in the region over the weekend. Reuters first reported that two US Navy warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China…
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DEALING WITH RIGOROUS PRO CHINA FOLKS. RIGOBERTO’S LACK OF RIGOR DEALING WITH RIGOROUS PRO CHINA FOLKS
Wow! Thank you venerable Rigoberto Tiglao for grouping citizen Golez with Vice President Robredo and Acting Chief Justice Carpio. An honor!!! Except Rigoberto showed lack of rigor 😂😂😂when he displayed blissful ignorance by saying I don’t know the geography of Woody Island and the rest of the Paracels. THE STRATEGIC TRIANGLE: FYI, Woody Island has been and continues to be…
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Digong as China’s protectee
THE President does not want the US and other countries, agencies and individuals to interfere with his anti-poor drug war. China, not known for human rights, doesn’t so interfere but is busy building fortifications in the disputed seas west of the Philippines. Indeed, Digong appears to be China’s “protectee” while the country has been reduced to a “protectorate” of it,…
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Rising to protect Philippine Rise
Many find it weird why focus was on an uncontested area instead of the West Philippine Sea where Filipinos are increasingly frustrated over the seemingly inadequate response of the Philippines to China’s relentless intrusions into our exclusive economic zone. But the attention drawn last week to the Philippine Rise, formerly called Benham Rise, when President Duterte led the send-off of…
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Pangan: Alarming and scary
THE creeping expansion of China into our so-called territory may cause extreme alarm to the citizens of the Republic of the Philippines. Their apprehension may escalate, depending on the speed the present administration dispenses favors to China and any other foreign country. His (President Duterte) recent pronouncements do not augur well for the country: asserting PH sovereignty will mean trouble…