Is there any way for China to hit back Phillipines economically or perhaps cyber attacks to cripple major nodes of their economy to make them stop with the provocations?
The PH have perhaps been instructed by uncle Sam to make these provocations routine so as to establish a new normal, the chain must be broken and they should be shown that the costs for them would be graver than the supposed benefits, if any, from such stunts.
Yeah!!! the US just reaffirm its Commitment
to defend the Island of the PHILIPPINES which include the three main island of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao under the MDT agreement which exclude the Spratlys....lol
Brave words coming from our government mouthpieces....lol BBM had NO shame to admit that he traded the nation interest to save his family ill gotten wealth which the US gov't unfreeze as part of a deal to spearhead the anti-China effort.
10 hours ago — The
US State Department has also reaffirmed its
commitment to the Mutual Defense Treaty (
MDT) between the
US and the
Philippines. “The ...
But THE REALITY on the ground is different, maybe the current administration had a reading comprehension problem.
In
over the constitutionality of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, Solicitor General Florin Hilbay candidly
that it does not guarantee American aid in the West Philippine Sea disputes, and essentially argues that EDCA is only intended to assist, not supplant, Philippine national defense.
Despite the furor raised in some quarters, this is actually the most accurate and sensible statement that can and should be made concerning the EDCA. Any other statement would be a lie given the clear US position on the WPS disputes which have been consistently expressed for decades.
The Solicitor General’s admission highlights the cold reality of US policy on the disputes, and acknowledges that ultimately the burden of defending and protecting the national territory should always be the sole responsibility of the Philippine Government.
Feb 25, 2019 — 1:
The MDT is one-sided and fails to protect Philippine interests in the South China Sea. · 2: The United States does not extend the same ...