Do you know why the U.S. move its First Island chain to the Second in Guam and even Third in Hawaii? Have you noticed that there are less and less "freedom of navigation" by U.S. warships and aircraft carrier battle groups wandering in the East and South China Seas? Where were the U.S. navy when a Filipino Special Operations Force soldier got his thumb severed during a recent clash with the China Coast Guard force recently? What happened to the 1951 U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty? The support does not seem as "rock solid" and "ironclad" as proclaimed to be.

It's difficult this one, because prior to Marcos Junior coming into power, Dutuerte had already negotiated with China on disputes. Despite Philippines winning the ICJ appeal, Dutuerte still welcomed a negotiated settle with China, wihh this new guy Marcos Junior, he has set back the Phillipnes to a previous one of being a US vassal state, beholden to US interests. The people who will suffer for Marcos Juniors policies will be Filipinos themselves. Their biggest trading partner is China, still is, the fool Marcos Junior is owned by America. US government is just using Philippines as another proxy, in a possible confrontation with China, just like what USA is doing with Ukraine, using Ukraine directly aimed at Russia, here it's the same thing, America using Philippines directly aimed against China, same with Taiwan, despite Taiwan is China's sovereign territory.

The IAT formed by BS Aquino is not International Tribunal nor PCA as it waa not a part of UN. Two different cases. PCA judges rejected Philippines case in ita ruling and that was final.

Charles, the Philippines are already a US client state so this is expected.. In terms of current events keep in mind that the moves by China and Russia would be made to head-off a potential "Color Revolution" in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK) making it a Western ally situated uncomfortably close to Beijing, China.

If the cow(Pinoy) doesn't wants to drink water, no1 can force the cow, to drink water. Cant blame everything on the old-uncle-of-the-mountain, aka Red-7-grandpa. The cow(Pinoy) clearly wants to drink the polluted water.

Question when was the agreement sign and who ere involved in this agreement?.

china should raise the conflict level to see how the us will response

Inexperienced Marcos Jr is the problem, emboldened by the problematic US Regime which makes worse the good bilateral relationship between Phillipines & China that had been built up by the last President Duterte.

The "agreement" if at all there was one was not made known to Phils' Congress from which a needed approval is required nor was it made known to the Filipino public,hence its merely a personal understanding or agreement between Xi & Duterte,not between the Phils & China as States.This "understanding or Gentleman's agreement" resulted to Chinese coastguard ships freely roaming Phils' EEZ, harrassed even disallowed Phil's naval & fish boats to ply in it,Chinese ships dredged heavily, & Chinese fishboats used destructive fishing methods,thus almost destroying the marine & coral life in the Phils' EEZ waters reason why a planned complaint is to be filed at UN vs China for the massive environmental destruction.Reason why now Pres Marcos is taking a strong stand ( agreed to by 80% of Filipinos in a Survey) against China's claim in parts of EEZ of Phils...The UN Permanent Arbitral Court invalidated China's claim of almost entire intrntnl waters of South China Sea w its dash line included parts of EEZs( Exclusive Economic Zones) of the Phils,Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia & Brunei which is covered by worldwide observed UNCLOS ( China is ironically a signatory) mandating signatories as having sole jurisdiction & domain over their EEZs...Aside from being parts of Phils EEZ,the Phils submitted to the said UN Court copies of Treaties of Paris & Washington & old maps showing Spratlys,Ayungin Shoal ( where Phil grounded ship is docked) & all others claimed by China are parts of Phils ceded by Spain to US.Notably,China formally admitted & recognized the 2 treaties to said UN Court before start of Court's proceedings on China's claim sametime indicating it won't participate.

P.S..So many world countries are opposed to China's insistence of its invalidated SCS claim among them US,India,Japan, Australia,Germany,Sweden,France,UK,NATO & EU & are militarily helping as asked for,the less militarily prepared Phils against aggressive China's claim in its EEZ.

China should have never been there to begin with. It should be noted that China legally declared in 1932 that its southernmost territory was limited to the Paracels (prior to this, their southernmost claimed territory was limited to Hainan island ONLY). When France occupied six features in the Spratlys in 1933, China did NOT protest, as they have declared that their southernmost territory was limited to the Paracels a year earlier. In 1934, China again declared that their southernmost territory was the Paracels, specifically Triton Island. Meaning, by international law, they recognize that anything south of the Paracels are NOT Chinese territories. They only changed it in 1946, they created a modern map and started saying that Scarborough Shoal and the Spratly was their "historic territory" even though they admitted twice before that their southernmost territory was limited to the Paracels "specifically Triton Island". It should also be noted that China itself re-published all its ancient maps in three volumes in 1990, 1994, and 1997. All of their "ancient and historical maps" showed that the southernmost territory was Hainan. They afterwards pulled back those books after they realized that their actual ancient and historical maps were against their ridiculous imagination-filled claims. The re-publication of those maps literally doomed themselves in regards to their claims. The ground for their claims is flimsy at best and can easily be defeated in court, which was seen during the Philippines v China case that effectively invalidated China's dashed claims in 2016. It should be magnified that during the court proceedings, China itself sent a legally-binding Note Verbale, where they reiterated their recognition of the 1900 Treaty of Washington and the 1930 US-UK Treaty, which recognizes Scarborough Shoal and the Spratly Islands as exclusive territories of the Philippines! They literally aided the Philippines' case with their own arguments! China has no legal AND historical basis in their claims.

What Philippines wants is for China to leave the Philippine territories and water. The previous Philippine president tried to ally with China but China does not respect Philippines sovereignty.

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China has the wrong take again. 😂