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Wang said the U.S. government had been harassing Chinese diplomats and consular staff for some time and intimidating Chinese students. He said the United States had interfered with China's diplomatic missions, including intercepting diplomatic pouches. 

Do something instead of just talking, otherwise u become laughing stock of the world.

Quite a good way to check how many countries really follow orders of the US.

Go to the US for the time being? I'm afraid not many people want to do so!

America's rivals should support Trump for Nov 2020, how could find a better leader for ths US whom you hate?

Ash Carter should go home right away, because Asian people can get along well with each other and american people also don't like your Obama Asian policy so they choose Trump to lead the US!

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada this month that Tokyo would increase its engagement in the South China Sea through joint training with the U.S. Navy, exercises with regional navies and capacity-building assistance to coastal nations.

Don't worry, Philippine president hates the US and it's followers!

Just a userAUG. 15, 2016 - I still won't be buying any Hon Hai junk

Do u mean Apple products junk?

Isn't it funny that outsiders(US, AU, JP) of South china sea think they are right and insiders (ASEAN, CN) are not? Actually ASEAN know that during 50's- 80's how bad they suffered in wars when outsiders involved around.

@OssanAmerica,

ROC has been being an independent country for 105 years which is longer the age of PRC, so your question is not a question!

OssanAmericaJUL. 18, 2016 - So you consider Taiwan to be a Chinese province

Certainly Taiwan is a province of China(ROC) as per our constitution, which is supported by most of Taiwanese including ruling party DPP and opposition KMT & other small parties.

YoshitsuneJUL. 17, 2016 - sovereignty of the islands in question wasn't established in any peace treaty

OK, then let's follow the forest's rule and see who practically occupied and effectively ruled that area, land and sea~

@Yoshitsune

Taiwan(ROC) doesn't recognize that "rulings" at all! Basically, arbitration means 2 or more parties all agree to compromise something so that arbitration could be done/ effective, however this time only Phillipine join the same so who care? Actually Taiwan Coast Guard has been cruising the area and several times expel Philipin fishing boats more than 100 NM outside Taiping island even on 15/ July!

So what? Philipino fishing boats are not allowed to work near Spratly islands by Taiwan Coast Guard even today!

So what? and latter on realty shall let the world know who's boss of south china sea!

Taiwanese people, both of DPP supports and KMT supporters, praise planned island visit by Taiwan president.

Stupid, the real problem is economy! KMT kicked out of the office because of bad economy and society/ generation difference in terms of revenue... etc. KMT was like zombie facing the problem so young people can't put up with them anymore! All other problems mentioned above might be there but only minors! I'm so happy DPP and Tsai won this time however like all other Taiwanese, we'll keeping watching DPP if they could solve Taiwan's problem mentioned above! anyway if they can't do it, they might step down again and this is so called democracy!

Please check, from Japan side, if the labels on food are genuine and correct!

Abe needs to apologize to all sex slaves, not only Korean but also suffered women from all other countries during WWII so as to end this issue !

Frankly I didn't see any others concerned about south china sea issue except JP & the US in APEC and all other major meetings.........

I don't get it! does it mean the US would not like to sell beef to China mid class?

Taiwanese don't like anyone to take use of Taiwan as a chess to play political game in east asia region, and anyone try to do the same is not friend of Taiwan!

@Ossan: China signed the Treaty of Friendship with Japan in 1972 the Japanese view of Chinese was nothing but favorable. That ended in 2010 when China decided to ignore that treaty...........

Hahaha.... So Japan betrayed Taiwan ROC to normalize relationship with China? how you think about Japanese action for this?

Mao actually did thank to Japan guests, they visited Beijing in 70's, that Japan invaded China so Commie got chance to defeated war worn out KMT soldiers to take over China! When JP chief commander Yasuji Okamura was requested by Chiang to surrender, he said I can only represent Japan Army to surrender to KMT government for losing the war, but Japan Air force and Navy can't surrender to you because they were not dedeated in China! On the other hand, Yasuji Okamura refused to surrender to Commie because Commie didn't defeat them! This is real history!

If I have to choose one of the worst ways to die, I prefer to die in seconds in nuclear explosion zone in Nagasaki rather than being killed by repeated bayonet stabbing or gun shooting after scaring for a few days till even couple months in Nanking!

sfjp330Jul. 18, 2015 - China does not possessed a credible sea-based deterrent force, it still does not have a single operational aircraft carrier.....

Everything you said might be true, however nowadays is an information era instead of mechanical era like decades ago! Once a real war occur between China and the US, the first day both sides will take down each others' satellites like GPS/ BDS and other military systems and hack each others varies internets before hot war by aircrafts/ navy vessles/ missles action... therefore before soldiers casualities, we'll find civilian airplane can't fly, ATM can't get cash, even power plants and hospitles... etc can't work! that's what I said nobody can put up with that sort of outcome! Also that's why the US don't really care China develop new fighters or missles but do care about China hackers or satellites destroying weapon or some special CN units took over control a US satellite 6 minutes.....

Don't forget that the reason Japan has article 9 in constitution is because JP surrendered to survive after WW2 and the ally demanded it to abide by the same! The US will never fight China in near future because both sides simply can't put up with that kind of loss caused by war each other. Japanese security bill of this time is only for psychological safety instead of anthing reality, nobody really think Japan will send soldiers to fight ISIS sort of thing!

OssanAmericaJul. 06, 2015 -You don't think the last 70 years, longer than Taiwan was a Japanese colony, means anything?

Still I think it's complicated 70 years, both of good things and bad things happened between Taiwan and Japan, generally it's not bad now and hopfully Taiwan doesn't want to be used as a chess between US, JP and CN! We simply want to try our best to do anything to improve all Taiwanese happiness.

I am just a native Taiwanese, my prandpa told me lots of stories of old times and even my wife's grandpa was a Taiwanese JP soldier died in Java island during WW2. Japan had been colonizing Taiwan for 50 years therefore Taiwanese feelings toward Japan is complicated and naturally many Taiwanese have Japan friends and even have part of Japanese blood mix because 50 years is not short. At the same time, Taiwanese resisting conflicts( about 10 major events and 20- 30 minor ones happened in history) against Japanese bad administration were keeping going on and those events say all however I agree we can't say everything Japan did is bad! I wish japan really repent his past mistakes instead of emphasizing sided point of view and again hurting suffered people.

@Moonraker - During 1945-1947, ROC Taiwan government escorted/ transported more than 200 thousand JP soldiers and 600 thousand JP civilian back to Japan safely, and receive 300 thousand Taiwanese JP soldiers back Taiwan from south east asia safely, also, millions of Japanese were transported back Japan from mailand china safely by KMT, for this reason, Japan government expressed deep thank to KMT. It's true many people can blame KMT for whatever reason, however not for Japanese who understood history.

The Philippines has relied on donations of military equipment from its allies such as the U.S. and Australia in the past.

Back to 1950's, The Philipines was richer than all neighboring countries and even Taiwan or Japan...........