That reasoning is even more valid with Xiden Biden as our Potus!
Thanks To: budj
Posted on 03/21/2021 11:23:38 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The Philippine government expressed concern after spotting more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels it believed were crewed by militias at a reef claimed by both countries in the South China Sea, but it did not immediately lodge a protest.
A government body overseeing the disputed region said late Saturday that about 220 Chinese vessels were seen moored at Whitsun Reef on March 7. It released pictures of the vessels lying side by side in one of the most hotly contested areas of the strategic waterway.
The reef, which Manila calls Julian Felipe, is a boomerang-shaped and shallow coral region about 175 nautical miles (324 kilometers) west of Bataraza town in the western Philippine province of Palawan. It’s well within the country’s exclusive economic zone, over which the Philippines “enjoys the exclusive right to exploit
The large numbers of Chinese boats are “a concern due to the possible overfishing and destruction of the marine environment, as well as risks to safety of navigation,” it said, although it added that the vessels were not fishing when sighted.
Chinese Embassy officials did not immediately issue any comment. China, the Philippines and four other governments have been locked in a tense territorial standoff over the resource-rich and busy waterway for decades.
“When Xi says ‘I will fish,’ who can prevent him?” Duterte said two years ago as he defended his nonconfrontational approach, referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Duterte has sought infrastructure funds, trade and investments from China, which has also donated and pledged to deliver more Covid-19 vaccines as the Philippines faces an alarming spike in coronavirus infections.
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ChiComs are like fire ants ... they show up in your yard demanding why you’re in their territory.
That reasoning is even more valid with Xiden Biden as our Potus!
Thanks To: budj
> Duterte has sought infrastructure funds, trade and investments from China <
Well, there you go. Keep that up Mr. Duterte, and the Philippines will once again become a colony.
Ping
The Philippines,Vietnam and other nations with legitimate claims to South China Sea waters should know that the Butchers of Beijing *own* Feels Up *and* Heels Up...so China knows that it can do anything it damn well pleases.
Didn’t Duterte make a big public announcement years ago that he was switching his working relationship from America to China? I seem to recall that. But then, he tends to spout off a lot to the USA anyway. I’m surprised he has served for so long, with the rhetoric that he uses at time.
Won’t be long before Duerte “rents’ or “leases” Subic Bay Naval facilities and what’s left of Clark field to the Chinese. The Chinese are already beginning to dominate the timber industry, agriculture and fishing in the Philipines. They need modern port and air services. Easier to take over with money rather than guns.
Sounds like reason #8639 why we should have built neutron bombs.
>>Duterte has sought infrastructure funds, trade and investments from China,<<
He either doesn’t understand the real price that China will be charging, or expects to have retired elsewhere when the bill arrives.
True, but this time Douglas McArthur won’t promise to return then actually do it...this time the Asians who come ashore won’t be leaving anytime soon...
The ChiComs are making a lot of enemies but they know Uncle Joe has their back.
Building an island?
Bkmk
No country “enjoys the exclusive right to exploit” unless they have a suitable navy.
Not to worry. Chomo Joe will send some covid relief to Manila’s tranny population.
Don’t worry. If you think Beijing Joe was tough on Corn Pop, wait till you see how rough he is with his paymasters.
The chinese are animals. No different than rats or cockroaches. They are reproducing and spreading like a plague. The scary thing is it is by design. The CCP has weaponized migration. They will eat everything.
Looks fairly harmless.
Rice only goes so far.
Stereotyping or racist?
What kind of voting machines do they use?
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