China warns Philippines of 'consequences' in dispute

[awing]

BEIJING - China accused the Philippines on Monday of deliberately provoking trouble in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) by delivering supplies to a contested military outpost at the same time as seeking international arbitration in the dispute.

A Philippine vessel delivered food, water and fresh troops to Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) over the weekend, evading two Chinese coastguard ships trying to block its path.

Raising the stakes over the South China Sea, the Philippines filed a case against China on Sunday at an arbitration tribunal in The Hague, subjecting Beijing to international legal scrutiny over the waters for the first time...

China warns Philippines of 'consequences' in dispute | ABS-CBN News

Let it spark! How can PNoy handle this.....

[chua_riwap]

abangan........

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[awing]

It's like a crawling snail Phils provoking up the aggressive giant China!

[Altis6453]

It's like a crawling snail Phils provoking up the aggressive giant China!

Last time I checked, it was Filipino fishermen getting the business end of a Chinese ship's water cannon. You better have a clearer understanding of what provocation means.

[CVT]

Oh man... We need the help of the international community, sadly....

[badkuk]

imho it's China that's been building structures on disputed areas, fishing and catching endangered wildlife, harassing ships from other countries, even driving an aircraft carrier very near the disputed areas.

We just dropped off a few supplies to a handful of soldiers, while being chased by Chinese ships. And we're the ones provoking China? Mahiya naman sila.

[baludoy]

a little ot: it's not surprising how japan is now also appealing to the international media's "compassion" by comparing china to russia's "unjust" invasion of ukraine's crimea

i'm thinking the japanese will also go through the un arbitration route pretty soon too

[awing]

Last time I checked, it was Filipino fishermen getting the business end of a Chinese ship's water cannon. You better have a clearer understanding of what provocation means.

Aok, so it's the other way around.

[JohnM]

a little ot: it's not surprising how japan is now also appealing to the international media's "compassion" by comparing china to russia's "unjust" invasion of ukraine's crimea

i'm thinking the japanese will also go through the un arbitration route pretty soon too

Hopefully the rest of the ASEAN follows suit. Vietnam is in a tight spot because its economy is more closely tied to China compared to us and they're within spitting distance of the dragon.

[BratPAQ]

Di ba sign yung Crimea kung ano at hanggang saan lang magagawa ng UN at US sa ganyang sitwasyon?

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