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U.S. and Philippines test China's military nerves
U.S. and Philippines test China"s military nerves: Voice of Russia

The U.S and the Philippines are carrying out large scale military exercises near the Spratly Islands in South China sea, which are reported to be an energy trove. Washington and Manila say that the exercises do not pose a threat to Beijing. The ownership of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei and even Taiwan.

The U.S and the Philippines agreed to carry out the exercises towards the end of June immediately after the escalation between Beijing and Manila in the region of the Spratlys. The Philippine navy deliberately removed some Chinese installations in the disputed region, declaring a readiness to robustly defend the region. Beijing responded by staging large scale military exercises, speaking about plans to increase the number of patrol boats in the disputed archipelago. The situation in the area has worsened significantly in recent years, says Vladimir Portakov, deputy Director of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute for the Far East:

“The escalation is due to two factors. The first is the expiration of the UN moratorium on the submission of ownership claims over the shelf adjacent to the islands. The second factor is the discovery of huge reserves of gas and oil in the region. That is why the situation has worsened and why the Philippines and Vietnam have stepped up their activities. In May this year, Chinese fishing trawlers and geology research vessels were hounded out of the area. Vietnam and the U.S. have used the opportunity to strengthen their position in the region. Some countries, among them the Philippines have started to use their connection with the U.S to push their ownership claims over the disputed islands. The joint training exercises by the U.S and the Philippines should be seen in this context”, Vladimir Portakov said.

The U.S Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has blessed the exercises, speaking of America’s unqualified support of the Philippines in the ownership dispute with China. Alexei Maslov of the Higher School of Economy looks at another vital feature of the joint military exercises:

"The U.S is rapidly losing its influence in South East Asia, and is trying to keep the status quo not through diplomacy, but with the flexing of military muscles. The exercises are designed to prevent a likely Chinese invasion of the disputed territory. Of course, Beijing has no such intentions, but it is important for America to show that it still has allies in the area. China’s reaction will be extremely negative. Beijing usually defends its territories very robustly, and will do the same over the disputed Spratly archipelago."

The Philippines remains, in essence, the only real ally of the U.S in South East Asia, but it is taking a great risk by teaming up with America to conduct military exercises, which are obviously meant to annoy Beijing. Manila wants to show that it is not a lapdog of China, that it pursues independent policy in South Easth Asia.

Check out how "tough" the Filipinos are :

No PHL apology necessary for incident with Chinese ship
DFA: No PHL apology necessary for incident with Chinese ship - Nation - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said there is no need for the Philippine government to issue an apology for the Navy's accidental ramming of a Chinese vessel earlier this week.

“No apologies were necessary and none was given," Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said in an interview on Thursday.

He issued the statement after the Department of National Defense said that Navy chief Vice Admiral Alexandar Pama immediately ordered the Navy to send an apology to the Chinese Embassy after it accidentally rammed a Chinese vessel which was towing smaller boats off Reed Bank in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) on Tuesday morning.

"I think there was already an apology to the Chinese Embassy here in Manila. It's in the form of incident information to the Chinese Embassy here. At the same time, we are saying that the damage is not intentional. The minor incident was unfortunate, that was a result of unforeseen circumstances," said Defense spokesman Zosimo Paredes.

Secretary del Rosario also said there was no need for the apology because it was the Chinese vessel that veered into Philippine territory.

“As I understand it, there was a Chinese fishing vessel towing 35 unmanned dinghies that strayed in our waters," he said.

No casualties

Earlier, Paredes explained the Navy ship BRP Rizal was patrolling Reed Bank when it spotted a Chinese fishing vessel Tuesday morning suspected of poaching.

He said BRP Rizal encountered a problem with its steering mechanism and got entangled with one of the small boats, which then resulted in the accidental ramming.

Paredes said there were no casualties.

“The disposition of the small boats left will be in accordance with a legal process," said del Rosario.

The Philippine government has maintained that the Reed Bank is part of the Kalayaan municipality in western Palawan, the territory within the Spratly Islands claimed by the country.

The Reed Bank is about 80 nautical miles west of southwestern Palawan province and is within the country's 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone, according to the DFA.

Both China and the Philippines are claimants to the disputed Spratlys, a chain of islands and islets believed to be rich in oil and mineral deposits. Also laying claim to the Sprtalys in part or as a whole are Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Brunei.

Also a Filipino killed many Chinese tourists in the Philippines :

BBC News - Hong Kong falls silent for Manila victims

People gathered on Hong Kong's waterfront to honour the eight killed in the hijack

People across Hong Kong have observed three minutes' silence for the eight tourists killed in a bus hijack in the Philippines on Monday.

Chief Executive Donald Tsang led a sombre mourning service on Hong Kong's waterfront as flags flew at half mast.

Emotions are running high in Hong Kong after coffins bearing the victims of the siege arrived home.

Philippine police have admitted to poor handling of the siege and several officers have been removed from duty.

But Hong Kong residents remain angry at what they see as the incompetence of the Philippine authorities.

"There's no way that we can participate in the investigation of the event," Hong Kong's Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee said, ahead of a debate by Hong Kong legislators later on Thursday.

"But we will urge the Philippine authorities to conduct a thorough, just and transparent investigation and we want the report to be ready as soon as possible."

Hong Kong people have criticised the Philippines police for failing to respond quickly or effectively enough after the bus was hijacked by an armed former police officer who wanted his job back.

In scores of blogs, protest letters and talk shows they have puzzled over how a tour could have gone so badly wrong

Some comments have become inflammatory, attacking any Filipinos, but the overall mood is grief; many of Hong Kong's 200,000 Filipino residents have also attended mourning services.
Human shield

Thursday's service followed a ceremony held at Hong Kong's International Airport when the bodies were returned.

The BBC's Hong Kong correspondent Annemarie Evans said relatives of those who died were overcome.

As bagpipes played, the mother of one of the victims, Hong Kong tour guide Masa Tse, laid a wreath and then hugged his coffin.

Mr Tse, who was 31 years old and wanted to be a yoga teacher, had made a quick call to his tour agency Hong Thai Travel on his mobile phone from the back of the hijacked tour bus on Monday.

He was then used as a human shield by the hijacker at the front door of the bus and was later shot dead.

On Wednesday, a spokesman for the Philippine police said that four officers who led the assault on the bus had been suspended pending an investigation.

Manila police chief Rodolfo Magtibay has also said he will take a leave of absence.

And yet the Chinese people continue to hire as many Filipino maids as possible and about to give them permanent resident status.

Is China still living with the tag "Sick man of Asia" around her neck ???????

I feel sad for the Chinese people who are still bullied by small countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan or large countries such as India , Japan, Europe etc etc....
 
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There is a saying:

Praji, praji twade ghar vich aag lagi si, tenu ki?????????? (Brother there is fire in ur house, why do you care?????)

Oh sorry, aag aapke pados main si, to menu ki?? (Oh sorry its not your house but in the house next to you, then why i care?? )
 
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Veero

what was that? you can do better than that no?

on topic

Philippines is just a pawn it appears, teasing teasing and if it gets a reaction... the powers of the “free world” will rush to help a poor, sovereign state against the naked aggression f a bigger country.

good that China is showing a restraint and dealing with it without the use of Military.
 
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Check out how "tough" the Filipinos are :



Also a Filipino killed many Chinese tourists in the Philippines :



And yet the Chinese people continue to hire as many Filipino maids as possible and about to give them permanent resident status.

Is China still living with the tag "Sick man of Asia" around her neck ???????

I feel sad for the Chinese people who are still bullied by small countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan or large countries such as India , Japan, Europe etc etc....
Tell me what do you feel if some1 violate your territory first, the we talk about "Sick man of East Asia" later.

btw: just look at what 18 peoples ignore a bleeding child , we can understand why they have that label :lol:

Irfan Baloch said:
Philippines is just a pawn it appears, teasing teasing and if it gets a reaction... the powers of the “free world” will rush to help a poor, sovereign state against the naked aggression f a bigger country.
She will not US's pawn soon , bcz she's a member of ASEAN association , and ASEAN will protect her against China.
 
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China should expel all the philippinos bastard from Hong Kong. The Philippines Government must not forget that Philippine is one of the least developed country in South East Asia and despite being a US ally, it is still swimming in abject poverty and under development and only China which has the capacity to invest in Philippines and welcome all the philippinos beggars and servants in Hong Kong. The US has bring nothing to the Philippines and it would only bring doom and armageddon to the Philippines by dragging it into a war and arms race in Asia. The Phillippinos courrupt Government is trying to challenge China while its own population is begging for employment in Hong Kong.
 
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China should expel all the philippinos bastard from Hong Kong. The Philippines Government must not forget that Philippine is one of the least developed country in South East Asia and despite being a US ally, it is still swimming in abject poverty and under development and only China which has the capacity to invest in Philippines and welcome all the philippinos beggars and servants in Hong Kong. The US has bring nothing to the Philippines and it would only bring doom and armageddon to the Philippines by dragging it into a war and arms race in Asia. The Phillippinos courrupt Government is trying to challenge China while its own population is begging for employment in Hong Kong.
most of Chinese here are underestimate us, they always threaten with Super power and making empty minded assumption. Not only most Philippine but most Asians (excluding Pakistan) hate their bully neighbor and expansionist China
 
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Australia backs Philippines on Spratlys bid

HONOLULU—President Benigno Aquino III on Saturday received Australia’s support for the Philippines’ move to declare the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) as a zone of peace, freedom, friendship and cooperation.
Mr. Aquino met with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, according to presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda.
“(The) Australian prime minister just mentioned that 20 percent of their exports pass through the West Philippine Sea. Basically, that’s it and the President spoke on the solution of the West Philippine Sea being a zone of peace, freedom, friendship and cooperation,” Lacierda said in a news briefing.
Asked whether there was an expression of support, Lacierda said, “Yes, yes.”
Foreign Undersecretary Laura del Rosario, who attended the bilateral meeting, said Gillard also lauded Mr. Aquino’s efforts to promote transparency and accountability.
“The Australian prime minister congratulated or applauded the President on his governance initiatives, in all his steps that he has taken to make sure that, he called it technical corruption, is also being addressed and that resources are being freed to address our need,” Del Rosario said.
Del Rosario said Gillard asked Mr. Aquino to visit Australia possibly in mid-2012.
Asked about the invitation, the President told reporters on Saturday, “We’re working on it.”
Gas deposits
Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras on Saturday also elaborated on the President’s statement on Friday about the discovery of substantial gas deposits.
“We’re talking about Recto Bank, which really is not in the Spratlys area,” said Almendras, a member of the Philippine delegation to the Apec summit.
He told reporters that Forum Energy, the contract service provider in the area, had been conducting seismic testing in the area. “The exploration has been continuing,” he said.
On Friday, Mr. Aquino said that the gas fields included disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea and that the deposits there “dwarfs” the Malampaya oil fields. The President said operations there would begin next year.
But Almendras clarified on Saturday that the Philippines’ gas fields were outside the Spratlys.
He also said that Manila would honor its agreement with its fellow claimants over disputed territories.
Seismic evaluation
“In the terms of China, depending on what they claim to be their basis of their claims, some of these areas will be questioned but as far as the acknowledged contested area is concerned by all of the parties involved whether China agrees to it or not is really the Spratlys area,” Almendras said.
The gas fields in the Recto Bank, Almendras said, showed “very good results on seismic evaluation and even previous wells that were dug as early as 1976 (and) are not in the Spratlys area.”
The President, in his State of the Nation Address this year, made an unequivocal claim over Recto Bank, saying being in the area is like being on CM Recto Avenue in Manila.
China, however, is also claiming the bank as one of its territories. Aside from the Philippines and China, claimants over the Spratlys include Vietnam and Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei.
During a session of the Apec CEO Summit on commodity security, Mr. Aquino told a panel that work in a gas-rich area would commence next year.
Almendras clarified the President’s earlier statement that the area would be in northern Philippines. He said the area of Recto Bank lay just north of Palawan.
“This is not in the contested area,” Almendras said.
He acknowledged that the area was “a new field,” as Mr. Aquino said, because it has yet to go into the “development mode.”
New gas fields
The President referred to the new gas fields during a session on commodity security of the Apec CEO Summit when asked what his government was doing to address cost of electricity in the country—one of the highest in the region.
“There are substantial gas deposits that we believe are already in the proven scale at this point in time that will dwarf the Malampaya oil fields. Some of them are in areas that are part of the contentious disputes as to sovereignty over the same.”
He said his government was working on “steps to determine as to who actually owns them consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.”
“We are hoping that all the signatories to the United Nations convention will adhere to the stipulations of the convention,” Mr. Aquino said.
He said this included the 370-kilometer (200-mile) exclusive economic zone, “which clearly shows that the areas in dispute are in our favor.”
The President said the Philippines could go for arbitration to settle the matter “once and for all and to have these resources benefit not only our country but our neighbors in the region.”
 
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It seems the Chinese gravely under-estimated the spirit of the nations surrounding it.

Hope it backtracks on its expansionism and learns to live with its neighbours peacefully and treat them as equals.
 
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But again ...in this gr8 game of China teasing...be careful....make yourself strong enough to take a step forward in the right direction....otherwise..Phil will be another pakistan...where it will be a pawn in the hand of US to get some few mill dollars...
 
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wow that's new for me.

I thought it was a peaceful friendly country but truth unveiled in this thread.

The so-called Muslim rebels in Xinjiang were in fact the CIA backed terrorist puppets.

Meanwhile the Muslim rebels in Philippines are the true freedom fighters who got oppressed by the Anti-Muslim government.

Philippine Muslim rebels ready 'to fight' if attacked | ReliefWeb

Most of Pinoys are just a bunch white wannabes who are proud to be raped by the whites.
 
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