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TaiwanIsNotChina
Good on the Philippines protecting their legal rights from pirates.
deanzaZZR
Oh, no! You mean they are operating in international waters? What a menace!
JJE
Yep. Important to also observe non-UN recognized Taiwan province maintains a presence on certain islands in that sea, with powerful watercannons at their disposal.
Oddly, this is never reported for some reason.
JJE
Beijing did not participate in that staged "tribunal". Taiwan province has also denounced the ruling.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Ramming ships is not legal operating.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Because it is only relevant to the CCP apologist who has to hide behind the skirts of independent Taiwan.
Nothing staged about it. Don't show up to court and you should expect an adverse judgement against you.
JJE
Philippines is being used as a proxy by you-know-who.
Their claim in the SCS lacks legal merit and history.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Utter nonsense. UN recognized Philippines is entitled to the same rights as everyone in UNCLOS. It is oversized Peking that is clearly in violation.
JJE
That vessel in the main photo is CCG 5901 - also known as "the monster".
Largest armed coastguard cutter in the world.
Manila is obviously just puffing some smoke to pretend they are tough. That thing will hole anything under the waterline if they foolishly get into a jousting match with it and they should well know it. If not, get ready for an 'abandon ship' type episode.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Hopefully they will abandon it on another shoal so they can legally resupply it.
TaiwanIsNotChina
And you wonder why the neighbors find China disgusting.
Speed
What? Countering the peace loving Chinese??
fallaffel
If it's in international waters and they're not trying to block off anything, just let them be.
Fos
Let us not forget that few months ago Washington announced big investments (more US military bases) in the Philippines and economic support in exchange of? Today you have the answers. Complete fabricated narrative anti China which justifies the shipping of more US weapons to the continent.
stormcrow
It time for PATO!
The Pacific Alliance Treaty Organization.
TaiwanIsNotChina
China's ship ramming, assaulting, and water cannoning are well documented.
deanzaZZR
That what be duplicitous behavior by the USA but when has that stopped USA hegemonic behavior?
Address by President Carter to the Nation Washington, December 15, 1978
Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and the People’s Republic of China
"—Both wish to reduce the danger of international military conflict.
—Neither should seek hegemony in the Asia-Pacific region or in any other region of the world and each is opposed to efforts by any other country or group of countries to establish such hegemony."
Hercolobus
Good luck against Chinese “aggression”.
TaiwanIsNotChina
The US's actions are purely to prevent a Chinese hegemony.
TokyoLiving
Nice try..
A couple of ants don't scare a dinosaur..
TokyoLiving
An unstoppable Chinese hegemony that is coming..
Sooner or later..
Get used to it..
Tic-toc
TaiwanIsNotChina
US missiles are perfectly capable of taking out Chinese dinosaurs.
Fos
As we all know the US State department disinformation has a track record of promoting manipulative narratives. After various attempts to destabilize the area against China legit patrols, Washington is trying to recruit Filipinos fishermen.
Just to stay in the area, let us remember the "just cause" of Vietnam War. The reason which caused the US invasion of South Vietnam, killings millions of people and leaving the country devastated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident