Philippines says 220 Chinese boats have encroached in South

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The Philippines urged China on Sunday to recall more than 200 Chinese boats it said had been spotted at a reef in the South China Sea, saying the presence of the vessels violated its maritime rights as it claims ownership of the area.
Authorities said the Philippines coast guard had reported that about 220 vessels, believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia personnel, were seen moored at the Whitsun Reef, which Manila calls the Julian Felipe Reef, on March 7.


"We call on the Chinese to stop this incursion and immediately recall these boats violating our maritime rights and encroaching into our sovereign territory," Defence Minister Delfin Lorenzana said.
The Philippine military had conducted air and maritime patrols in the South China Sea to further validate the report, spokesman Marine Major General Edgard Arevalo said, but did not say when.
Philippines says 220 Chinese boats have encroached in South China Sea - Times of India (indiatimes.com)

Things are back to heating up here as well.
 
The Philippines should sink a few of those Chinese boats.

China would think twice before shooting back.

It would not be good for China to be seen as a bully picking on a weak neighbor.

It's about time that some nations stood up to China.


That's the problem with the world today: Neither individuals nor nations want to keep their place.
 
China would think twice before shooting back.

China has thought about this a lot more than twice. Several thousand times for the past few decades. The response of The Philippines doesn't give the reason to fear. It is the response, if any, of America the makes them pause.

Something told them that now is the right time. I can only speculate on why they chose now is the right time.
 
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A country doesn't need to be a dictatorship to behave like a bully.

This is a fundamental trait of all powerful tribes, kingdoms, nation-states... democratic or not.

Helms–Burton Act

The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996 (Helms–Burton Act) is a United States federal law which strengthens and continues the United States embargo against Cuba. The act extended the territorial application of the initial embargo to apply to foreign companies trading with Cuba. The act extended the territorial application of the initial embargo to apply to foreign companies trading with Cuba, and penalized foreign companies allegedly "trafficking" in property formerly owned by U.S. citizens but confiscated by Cuba after the Cuban revolution.

 

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