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Tong's avatar

This is going to be interesting to watch. Stepping on your neighbour's toe unnecessarily.

Let's see which one of them barks first.

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Joanne's avatar

It is sad that there are still nations wanted world domination over peace and prosperity

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Raul Raña's avatar

Perfectly said. This article underscores China's shameless attempt at establishing hegemony in the South China Sea

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Nathaniel Sucalit's avatar

This 9dash line is very despotic and stupid move of China. It is a work of ignorant, uncivilized people. They don't care what the world may say.

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Andy Wong's avatar

And sadly enough, they can think this way because they could literally get away with stuff like this and the rest of the world will still be hooked on Made-In-China stuff.

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Benjamin Mitchell's avatar

yeah perhaps to all that

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Sam's avatar

Stop calling South "China" Sea, they think because there is "China", it belongs to them.

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Yrick's avatar

Yes. It's a sea south of China, west of Philippines, East of Vietnam and North of Malaysia. It does not belong all to China. China must learn to respect international maritime law. Lawlessness creates chaos, disorder... If the great Chinese philosopher Kung Fu Tzu were alive, he would have stopped Xi from doing this illogical claim because this is greediness and lawlessness.

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Moohen's avatar

China elders lack education. All they know in life, is to lie, kill their own, steal what is not theirs and be confrontation. The world armies should teach them a lesson.

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MH's avatar

When I read the second paragraph about the supposed "2016 international court ruling" which is totally inaccurate and false, I can tell your biasness on the subject. Please carefully check your facts before writing this article.

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HKDan's avatar

What exactly is inaccurate or false?

The ruling was quite clear, the nine dash line was not legally enforceable. China ignored it and extended the territory they claim in the new maps.

The article seems to be accurate and genuine to me.

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kith's avatar

also read and understand it carefully the Phil side before you shout!! youre the biased one! faggot!

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Emmanuel's avatar

And china even didn't send a representative to contest the case brought by the Phil to the International court,, hence they lost because yey cannot defend their position

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Francis's avatar

It's not like China was barred from attending the hearings.

It's their volition to not defend their position by not appearing in hearings.

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Andy Wong's avatar

What's so inaccurate or false about the 2016 international court ruling in question?

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Johan Taharin's avatar

Caution must be taken when dealing with them, even taiwan. They are generally lawless. When they say they will invest, their mou means it will not happen. When they commit to supplying materials long term,the quality, delivery time,price and payment terms WILL change.

This south china sea maritime deal, they do not care. Kinda like elon musk of a nation.

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HKDan's avatar

You seem to be promoting a very inaccurate and 1 sided view. China's Industrial rise was due to Western funding, in return it didn't repay its debts, stole the technology and then used that income to attack the very people that had helped bring their society out of poverty. The same people that helped bring them into the global governing bodies etc. It uses state funded industry to flood markets with below cost goods and once the competitors are destroyed it then uses its leverage to get whatever it really wanted in the 1st place. It is an insidious regime and won't stop until its got what it wants. I fear for the likes of PH, Malay, India, Vietnam etc. China has a grudge to bear and it will go after each of them when the time is right.

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Joanne's avatar

We cannot say things right that is obviously wrong. Right..

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Obs Erver's avatar

Yes. "Tolerance should not be interpreted as stupidity." Now, apply that statement to the Philippines' point of view. Arrogance and careless illegal actions and claims may just bring China to cause another world war.

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