An editorial in the Global Times, a tabloid newspaper owned by the ruling Communist Party, is pushing for a “small-scale war” against the Philippines over its recent Scaroborough Shoal dispute. The article goes: “Once the war erupts, China must take resolute action and deliver a clear message to the outside world that it does not want a war, but definitely has no fear of it. Nevertheless, such a war cannot put the South China Sea issue to an end.” Political tension between both countries escalated this week after both countries have engaged in a standoff, with both countries refusing to pull out ships from the area amid promises that they would.
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