"Philippines Military Ordered to Occupy Disputed Islands" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 06 Apr 2017 6:05 a.m. PST |
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte instructed Thursday the military to claim islands located in the disputed South China Sea, which are within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.After his talk to the soldiers of the Western Command at Camp Ricarte in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Duterte ordered the military to start construction and raise the Philippine flag on the islands owned by the Philippines in the contested waters. "We tried to be friends with everybody but we have to maintain our jurisdiction now, at least the areas under our control. And I have ordered the armed forces to occupy all so many islands, I think nine or 10, build structures there and raise the Philippine flag," the President said… link |
Winston Smith  | 06 Apr 2017 6:16 a.m. PST |
The updated equivalent of Bismarck's "Some damn fool thing in the Balkans". |
 piper909 | 06 Apr 2017 9:15 a.m. PST |
Everybody wants a little flyspeck atoll to call their own in the So. China Sea! It would be cute and funny if it weren't so dangerous. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 06 Apr 2017 2:16 p.m. PST |
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| 47Ronin | 06 Apr 2017 3:03 p.m. PST |
So much for the Philippines' "pivot" to China. Watch now as the fun begins. If computers, grids, networks, etc. start to crash in the PI, you'll know why. Given the variety of actors in the area, plenty of good scenarios for Harpoon games set in the SCS and ECS. |
| Tgunner | 06 Apr 2017 5:15 p.m. PST |
Actually there are lots of resources out there besides oil. Fisheries is a big thing too. The Philippines has a large population and fish is a big part of their diet. Giving up those "fly specks" means giving up the food resource too. China wants them all and claims them all. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 06 Apr 2017 6:37 p.m. PST |
Duterte was not happy when Chinese survey ships were detected recently in Philippine waters! |
 Cacique Caribe | 06 Apr 2017 10:50 p.m. PST |
"There's oil!" Exactly. Lots and lots of oil!!! Plus expanded fishing rights which, for the Philippines and Vietnam, are incredibly important food resources. Dan |
 Weasel | 07 Apr 2017 4:01 p.m. PST |
A little military adventure is always good for distracting the population. |
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