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Philippines, China & the US on the South China Sea

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The Philippines said it would raise its ongoing conflict with China to the US during top level meetings next week even as President Benigno Aquino warned neighboring nations they should fear China’s growing aggressiveness.  Over the weekend, China violated its agreement to pull out its vessels in an attempt to use diplomacy to stave off any potential crisis which has been brewing for nearly two weeks.  On Monday, China pulled out 2 of its vessels, but it may not be enough because of growing distrust between the two countries.  The International Crisis Group released a report Monday that placed much of the blame on domestic issues and power politics inside China.  Still, the real world conflict has moved to the virtual world – with Chinese and Filipino hackers joining the fray.

 

Read more about Philippine plans to raise with the US, China’s pullout of vessels and cyber-bullying between Filipino and Chinese hackers on Rappler.

Read the summary of the International Crisis Group report here

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