From Rappler (Jun 29): Be ready for 'counterstrike,' PH warned by China media
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DISPUTED AREA.China claims virtually all of the West Philippine Sea even within the 200-nautical-mile Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone. Graphic by Bardo Wu
The Philippines should brace itself for a possible "counterstrike" should Beijing continue to be provoked in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).
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The Philippines should brace itself for a possible "counterstrike" should Beijing continue to be provoked in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).
The warning was contained in a front-page commentary published Saturday in the state-owned People's Daily.
"If the Philippines continues to provoke China
The overseas edition of the People's Daily slammed the Philippines for committing "seven sins" in the South China Sea . These include the supposed illegal occupation of the Spratly islands, inviting foreign capital to engage in oil ang gas development, and internationalizing the disputed waters, a report that appeared in the South China Morning Postsaid.
The comments come a day before an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Brunei , where ministers from member-countries will attempt to forge a legally binding "code of conduct" on the West Philippine Sea .
People's Daily called out ASEAN for becoming an "accomplice" and also criticized the Philippines for calling on the United States
Members of the military are presently holding war games with the United States near the Scarborough Shoal.
In a joint press conference with visiting Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera on Friday, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said the government wants to give the United States and Japan more access to military bases.
Stirring up trouble
In another People's Daily report, Chen Qinghong, a Chinese expert on Philippine Studies, acccused the Philippines of using its US
"The Philippines hopes to seek more support from the US to balance China 's increasing power in the region, so that it is sufficiently emboldened to bargain with China on the South China Sea issue," Chen said.
Amid concerns that the war games could provoke China
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