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.

[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.

[BratPAQ]

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

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[Altis6453]

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

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There's some truth to this. There's no doubt China is looking at developments in Crimea very closely considering that all the US and its allies have done so far is to impose economic and diplomatic sanctions on Russia and Putin's close associates. That said, however, the SCS or WPS is a vital sea lane where billions of US$ worth of trade and shipping pass through. It could be argued that the US won't tolerate a situation wherein China can affect or close passage of what was essentially a free trade route, so it has more incentive to flex its navy's muscle in Asia.

[jaypee10]

hilig kasi ng mga pinoy sa gawang china eh ....he he he..

[niky]

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

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Crimea is a tricky situation. There are many Russian loyalists who live in that region, and any attempt to use military force to evict Russian forces, even if it didn't trigger a European-wide war, would soon turn into a slogging police action in which UN forces would have to deal with Crimean insurgents trying to kick those meddling Europeans and Americans out.

And amongst those insurgents would be well-disguised and heavily armed Russian security forces.

No... the Crimean conflict is too complicated for a simple military situation. But if Russia were to try to move against the Ukraine as a whole, then Putin will have overstepped his bounds.

As it is, he's looking to secure an area vital in ensuring the continued operation of Russian pipelines... but is possibly taking on a huge headache in terms of a financially mismanaged economy with lots of internal problems. I expect him to install a puppet government and then to get the heck out, leaving a minimal force in place, after all is said and done.

Right now, he can survive sanctions because: oil, but I don't know if Russia has the buffer to survive it for long without consequences.


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No parallel here. If China were to try to annex the Philippines or any other country beside it,does anyone think there'd be dancing in the streets celebrating "liberation"? No way. And other powers would come down on her hard. There's a lot of European and American money sunk into the ASEAN, and big interest in keeping the status quo. China cannot afford a war. The sanctions alone would be disastrous.

[madduck]

Remember their threat on a disputed (air)space/location where they were showing off their new aircraft carrier?
US flew a couple of jets, they didn't do anything. Japan flew their jets nothing happened too.

[confused shoes]

China on Tuesday accused the Philippines of "violating morality" and international law by seeking United Nations arbitration in the South China Sea territorial dispute between the two countries.

Manila's arbitration attempt 'against morality': China media - Latest news around the world and developments close to home - MSN Philippines News

WTF! Immoral na pala ngayon ang UN??

[badkuk]

China on Tuesday accused the Philippines of "violating morality" and international law by seeking United Nations arbitration in the South China Sea territorial dispute between the two countries.

Manila's arbitration attempt 'against morality': China media - Latest news around the world and developments close to home - MSN Philippines News

WTF! Immoral na pala ngayon ang UN??

People should be very careful when they throw the words around like "moral" or "morality"; fate tends to test those who do.

[CVT]

Hawa naman kasi ang claim ng China....

Argabyado ang lahat ng bansang katabi....






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[Monseratto]

Saan si Trillanes???

Philippines President Benigno Aquino ?open to receive China envoys? | GulfNews.com

By Barbara Mae Dacanay, Bureau ChiefPublished: 14:30 April 1, 2014

Manila: Philippine President Benigno Aquino has been receiving informal envoys from China to resolve soured ties with China, a sign that he is open to bilateral talks on rival claims in the South China Sea, a senior official said.

President Aquino “never closed his door to China; he was always available to whoever they (in China) sent,” Cabinet Secretary Rene Almendras confirmed in an interview with Gulf News.

It was the first time that a senior official revealed that informal talks between China and the Philippines already began, but Almendras did not give more details.

“Who are we to challenge China?” Almendras asked as he compared the Philippine and China’s armed forces as that of David and Goliath - referring to the Biblical story of a young boy armed with a sling when he faced a giant.

[badkuk]

typical Chinese strategy: bully, then make like the victim when other countries stand their ground.

[Helios]

remember the postwar unrest in asia when japan tried to claim shantung peninsula (a german territory) and manchuria and other pieces off china's pie even when japan had already annexed korea? although japan and china fought together in ww1, both the euro allies and the west ignored the newly established republic of china. the lack of support and aid except from the soviets, had resulted in china refusing to sign the treaty of versailles and allowing for communism to fluorish under mao tse-tung. while trying to modernise china, only chiang kai-shek stood against communism and japan's aggression. he ruled the mainland for 22 years, and taiwan for 30 years. the new league of nations whose principal goal was to settle disputes failed misserably in the far east. to them, china was a "spineless nation" and "can neither stand alone nor sit up long enough to fight with words". they want china to abandon its policy of "china for the chinese" and submit itself to internationalisation under the direction of the league of nations for at least 25 yrs.
so? communist china
and ww2

"if you ignore history, you'll be doomed to repeat it. and if you touch history (as in museum exhibits), you'll be suspended for six days" - bob's burgers

be wary of complete reliance on america's might. it's america's will (or not) when the sh*t finally hits the fan

[shibby75]

Ok lang kung may decent military support and equipment. Ipaglalaban mo nga bansa mi, kaso 5 is to 1 ang ratio ng baril nyo.