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Have you been following what Vietnam has been doing?

 

They are facing China on their own. Without ASEAN's help. Without USA's help.

 

But they have a credible military clout to back up their stand.

 

Darating din tayo dyan. It will come when you yourself has come to believe that we are strong enough to face them on our own. It's up to you.

 

 

only that vietnam has never allowed china to build any island in its claimed territory from day 1.

unlike us, we are allowing the building of bases and communities in our claimed territory

 

 

by the time we are "ready" for them, they will be much much more ready that us.

 

you think vietnam's military (even if better than ours) can win against china?

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For Duterte and the DDS, the only way to solve this is either to let China do what it wants in the WPS freely... or go to war. For them, there's no middle ground (diplomacy).

 

...and regarding their silent protest? Is that like cursing under your breath?

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only that vietnam has never allowed china to build any island in its claimed territory from day 1.

unlike us, we are allowing the building of bases and communities in our claimed territory

 

 

by the time we are "ready" for them, they will be much much more ready that us.

 

you think vietnam's military (even if better than ours) can win against china?

My post that you quoted speaks for itself.

 

Each move the Philippines and Vietnam make are calculated moves, taking into consideration the fact that neither country can ever hope to win a shooting war vs. China. But based on history, we will reach a point in the future where we can shake off their dominance over us.

 

Neither Is the Philippines "allowing" China to build bases in contested territories. China does it because it can, not because it was allowed to. I'm surprised that you, as a lawyer, cannot grasp the concept that a victim does not have to "allow" the perpetrator to commit his crime.

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only that vietnam has never allowed china to build any island in its claimed territory from day 1.

 

Fact check:

 

China seized Woody Island and Duncan Island in the Paracels from Vietnam.

 

The two islands have been vastly expanded through reclamation and now have airports capable of handling long range fighters and bombers.

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For Duterte and the DDS, the only way to solve this is either to let China do what it wants in the WPS freely... or go to war. For them, there's no middle ground (diplomacy).

 

...and regarding their silent protest? Is that like cursing under your breath?

Silent Protest? Cursing under your breath? You're clueless on diplomacy and bilateral relations.

 

Diplomatic Protest is a strong action when it comes to bilateral relationship between countries. It follows diplomatic protocol, giving notice of your complaint without harsh or angry words. It is a hundred times more effective in getting the other party to respond positively than staging a noisy rally outside the embassy.

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So... are you saying Im right that the Duterte admin doesnt know anything about diplomacy? Because the examples below did not follow diplomatic protocol and they were given with he harshest words and with seething anger.

 

It follows diplomatic protocol, giving notice of your complaint without harsh or angry words.

duterte to obama: "p ina I will swear at you,"

duterte to UN special rapporteur Callamard T niya, sabihin mo. Huwag niya ako takutin. P- niya. G pala siya eh,

Pope --ina ka, umuwi ka na. Wag ka nang magbisita dito.

Ok, the last one wih the pope is still in the gray area since he was not even a president at the time. But still, it shows how his kind of diplomacy (or lack of it) works.

 

So ano ang protocols sa SEA diplomacy? Kung meron man silang na file na protest, asan ang mga paper trails? Kasi without visible paper trails (diplomatic protocol, sabi mo) para saan pa ang protesta mo? Parang bumubulong ka lang sa sarili mo. O di kaya imaginary protest lang yun ginagawa nila kasi wala naman ibang witness.

 

Parang yun sources mo lang... imaginary kasi ikaw lang ang nakaka alam.

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The Chinese are now building a full military facility within our property. I know the Jetski is a just a joke but this isnt what i was expecting. This is our property.

The contested area IS NOT our property. Not yet.

 

We claim it as our Exclusive Economic Zone. We're supposed to have exclusive rights in exploiting the area for economic purposes, according to UNCLOS. But neither China nor USA is signatory to it.

 

Moreover, we have overlapping claims with our neighboring countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and China.

 

China is not even considering the contested areas as their EEZ. They have redrawn their borders and claim that the entire South China Sea is their Sovereign Territory.

 

Until we have settled the ovelapping issues, diplomatically or militarily, with our contesting neighbors, it's just empty words to say that it is our property.

 

Let's build our military capability to defend our sovereignty. Only then can we replace empty words with real muscle.

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Sad to say kahit anong gawin natin di na yan mababawi. Imagine nalaman na lang natin nung nag bubuild na sila sa palagay ko kapwa din natin may kinalaman dyan kong bakit nakuha yan. Kaya kahit ano pa gawin ng president o ng gobyerno Wala na sila magagawa nakaka-lungkot lang.

Agree. Kung di na talaga mabawi, kahit hati na lang sa kung ano man makukuhang resources dun.

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Sad to say kahit anong gawin natin di na yan mababawi. Imagine nalaman na lang natin nung nag bubuild na sila sa palagay ko kapwa din natin may kinalaman dyan kong bakit nakuha yan. Kaya kahit ano pa gawin ng president o ng gobyerno Wala na sila magagawa nakaka-lungkot lang.

 

 

Agree. Kung di na talaga mabawi, kahit hati na lang sa kung ano man makukuhang resources dun.

 

What we need to do is be steadfast in our sovereignty claim. We have legal basis based on UNCLOS agreement.

 

We have the Arbitral Court ruling in our favor. The only problem at present is that we are not yet strong enough to enforce it.

 

So in the meantime, we take the pragmatic approach. We use diplomacy, friendly foreign relations, and spirit of cooperation and sharing.

 

At the same time we continue to build our strength to stand up on our own.

 

We should rely on the USA or our neighbors to protect out own interest and sovereignty.

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It's a matter of pragmatic policy to let big Filipino fishing vessels fish all they want in the West Philippine Sea, deplete all fishing resources, and leave the Chinese with little resources to get...

 

Let us just make sure that the crew of the big Philippine fishing ships are from the locales facing the WPS to make sure that they get economic benefits and income from those resources...

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Popcorn... Friends daw natin sila eh... :rolleyes:

 

Ginawa na dati ni Playstation yan eh... from 2010-2012 uber friendly din with China...

 

Pumunta pa don, highlighted pa ng Chinese government that he has Chinese blood...

 

Then Scarborough Shoal happened... Command & Conquer Red Alert realized they can't be trusted kaya ayun, tumakbo na sa PCA...

 

 

Tapos wala daw ginawa si Panot sabi ni Manyak... Ano daw ba ginawa ni Coke nung nanalo sa PCA sabi ni Finger-The-Maid-Mayor...

 

eh July 12, 2016 na lumabas yung decision ng PCA, si Mayor na tenant ng Malacanang nun... :lol:

 

Minsan talaga matatawa ka na lang sa effect ng Fentanyl eh... :lol:

 

 

Like I said, Popcorn na lang muna... :lol:

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Ang mapipikon, talo.

 

Put our naval and air assets to good use. Continue to build more, acquire more, until we can credibly show that we will stand up to them even if they are stronger..

 

Calma lang. Wala nang sisihan.

 

Don't get mad. Get even.

 

We calibrate our response to get even according to how much we can get away with.

 

Any braggadocio talk on how we should stop being subservient and should fight back are nothing but empty childish talk.

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