According
to news, “President Aquino is not bothered by a report that China is deploying
an aircraft carrier to the South China Sea.”
Please see http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/11/28/13/pnoy-not-bothered-chinese-aircraft-carrier.
This
is one issue where I agree with and support PNoy, and where I believe he
is exhibiting commendable statesmanship. It is best to be prudent and diplomatic,
because once we start a war of words with another country, particularly with a
superpower like China, then it is difficult to backtrack and recover.
On
a related note, it seems that China is also getting on the nerves of other
superpowers like Japan. For me this is “good news,” because it just goes to
show that China is not picking on us and singling us out just because our
country is smaller and relatively poorer. Apparently, China (or at least its
government, not necessarily its people) is behaving like a bully towards
everyone, regardless of the stature and power of these other countries. For
instance, Japan may be smaller in terms of population and land area, but in
terms of defense technology and firepower, well …
(For
the news on China vis-à-vis Japan, please see http://www.voanews.com/content/pentagon-usjapan-treaty-covers-disputed-islands/1798872.html)
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