The Philippines should be more aggressive in the Spratly IMPLACCABLE LOGIC, GREAT UNDERSTANDING OF POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR BEING RESOLUTE, ABSOLUTELY FIRST CLASS COMPREHENSION OF HOW GEOPOLITICS WORKS Thanks to JJ Domingo for sending me the link to the article: theobservers.net/the-philippines-should-be-more-aggressive-in-the-spratlys/ Excerpts: Implications for the dispute. The actions of past Philippine presidents have shown an alarming trend – the Philippines’ exclusive adherence to peaceful solutions have only continued to lose shoals for the Philippines. While this post does not argue for war, it does argue that options should never be taken off the table. The Philippines continues to deal in good faith, and should continue to do so. But it should also be prepared to act more boldly. .../... It must reassert its claims in the strongest possible way, matching Chinese provocations and ensuring that its fishermen can continue to claim the maritime riches of its exclusive economic zone. Some possible measures are: Resuming the standoff at Scarborough Sending Filipino fishermen to their traditional fishing grounds, backed up by the Philippine Coast Guard Stranding more ships in features that surround those occupied by the Chinese. This includes replacing the BRP Sierra Madre with a less-dilapidated ship, preferably one with a cannon that works With the assent of ASEAN and other parties to the 2002 Code of Conduct, expansion and upgrading of all structures already present in the South China Sea to match Chinese efforts
Posted on: Tue, 20 May 2014 12:20:27 +0000
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