in the meanwhile, Youtube is full of pro chinese propaganda, so beware and check the source if you go there for information.
So if a Philippine ship enters an area that is in our EEZ or been fished by local fishermen for 500 plus years, often the press reports this as Philippine aggression against those peaceful Chinese, ignoring recent history: That until Obama pressured President Aquino not to stop China no one (including the International Courts) believed they owned the place. But instead of obeying the international courts, they continued digging up the seabed, intimidating fishermen, building and militarizing islands in the area.
Now, if the Philippine ships or fishing boats enter the area, China is claiming they are entering Chinese territory illegally. and the MSM too often reports it as if this were true without mentioning that China has only recently stolen the area from the Philippines.
This is not just a Philippine problem: These artificial islands enable China to block shipping routes, internet cables, and even airplanes going over the area.
now China is openly threatening the Philippines, and part of this is because they are trying to pressure Taiwan to give in peacefully and let them steal Taiwan's assets and run the place.
The Philippines is very close to Taiwan, and recognizes that Luzon could be next: So with the increase in belligerence against Taiwan, the US has gotten permission to position troops in some Philippine military bases.
In the meanwhile, China is positioning their navy and other military linked ships in the West Philippine sea and getting more aggressive there.
But as I noted a few days ago: They are also positioning Chinese civilians in the Philippines: Mayor Guo's city is near one base, and there are quite a few Chinese who suddenly decided to study Chinese in the far north of the Philippines, not to mention that the government here estimates ten to twenty percent of the 100 thousand Chinese working here, mainly in casinos/internet gambling etc, are military assets.
The West Philippine sea has valuable fish resources, but also that part about sea lanes should be noted, because a couple days ago I read an article about how China is worried about the Strait of Malacca, near Singapore/Malaysia.
a small point here: Malaysia is Malaysian/Muslim. Nearby Indonesia is also Malay/Muslim. but Singapore is Chinese: some call it the third China (after China and Taiwan).
If Taiwan falls, one suspects China will start pressuring Singapore to join with their ethnic brothers to become an ally with China.
this explains why China is building a port in Pakistan (by importing their own personnel even though Pakistan has many skilled workmen who could have done the work)
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