China's SCS Strategy Thread

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GulfLander

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Carpio calls for increase in nuclear-capable missiles to boost WPS defense
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Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday suggested using BrahMos supersonic missiles to increase the Philippines’ defense posture in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Countering China’s expansive claims in the WPS is only possible through resubmitting the Philippine government’s position to another arbitration, after its 2016 landmark win. But as for the military side, Caprio sees the use of the missile for a more effective and precise control of the disputed waters.
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Taking bribes from India no doubt. If any sale goes through, I am sure he would get a big commission too.
 
00CuriousObserver

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Just came across this article, actual SCS strategy from the player

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AI summary if you want a TLDR (though obviously refer to the article itself):

  1. Main idea: Wang Yi calls for a “new narrative” of the South China Sea (SCS) that emphasizes peace, stability, and cooperation, arguing the current Western-led narrative exaggerates conflict and serves external geopolitical agendas.
  2. Critique of the old narrative:
    • It overstates disputes and frictions, especially China–Philippines incidents, and ignores the overall pattern of China–ASEAN peace, restraint, and rule-making (DOC, ongoing COC talks).
    • It conflates sovereignty/maritime disputes with “freedom of navigation”, despite the SCS being one of the world’s busiest, safest sea/air corridors.
    • By focusing on conflict, it distracts from real shared problems (infrastructure gaps, SAR capacity, environment, climate) and hampers practical cooperation.
  3. Why a new narrative is “inevitable”:
    • Surveys are cited to claim regional publics generally view China relations positively, worry about external interference, and want more marine cooperation.
    • The narrative of peace and cooperation is tied to China–ASEAN economic interdependence, shared cultural traditions of harmony and peaceful coexistence, and international law/UNCLOS obligations for cooperation in semi-enclosed seas.
  4. Dealing with the arbitration award:
    • The 2016 SCS arbitration is portrayed as illegitimate, ultra vires, and structurally flawed, because it tries to deal with maritime rights without first resolving sovereignty (“land dominates the sea”).
    • The paper argues the award cannot actually resolve core disputes and has instead encouraged Philippine “provocations” and external military involvement; accepting that limitation is framed as a prerequisite for narrative change.
  5. Path to the new narrative:
    • COC negotiations should focus on dispute control and stability, without touching sovereignty or rights claims.
    • Prefer negotiation and mediation (including new mechanisms like the International Organization for Mediation) over adversarial arbitration/courts.
    • Expand practical cooperation (SAR, environment, disaster relief, infrastructure, climate, joint development of oil & gas), while explicitly not prejudicing sovereignty—the China–Indonesia joint development understanding is showcased.
    • China and ASEAN should trust their own capacity to manage disputes and exclude external interference, thereby reclaiming the SCS discourse from a US/Western “geopolitical competition” frame.
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