FILE - In this March 7, 2021, photo provided, March 21, 2021, by the Philippine Coast Guard/National Task Force-West Philippine Sea, some of the 220 Chinese vessels are seen moored at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea.
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines expressed concern about hundreds of Chinese military vessels it said were spotted this month in the disputed South China Sea, the latest example of tension in the crucial waterway.
The Philippine Coast Guard reported that some 220 vessels, believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia personnel, were seen moored in line formation at a reef on March 7, a cross-government task force said late on Saturday.
Foreign minister Teodoro Locsin, asked whether he would file a diplomatic protest over the ships’ presence, told a journalist on Twitter: “Only if the generals tell me. In my watch foreign policy is the fist in the iron glove of the armed forces.”
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WNU Editor: Looking at the above picture released by the Philippine Coast Guard .... those are big vessels, and it looks like they are moored to stay.
Here is my prediction. My gut tells me that the Chinese are not going to obey this Philippine demand that they leave .... Philippines asks Chinese flotilla to leave disputed reef (DW). More here .... Philippine Defense Chief Asks Chinese Flotilla to Leave Reef (COA/AP).
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Chinese only respect one thing: power
They do not follow laws, nor agreements. They use their power to get what they want, short of war
Bullying
Theft
Intimidation
Harassment
Beatings
All of it and then some more, until we all say STOP and FCK YOU
Anon 3:03
I agree, China, as any dictatorship,respect power only. We have to stop it right now before it will be too late. We didn't stop Hitler early enough and we when at war later.
A new way to challenge the new US administration. After all that tough talk. Make them put their money where their mouth is. Of course it’s truly up to the Filipinos.If they stand firm and challenge then it’ll be up to the Americans to back them up. Will they keep their word?
The Us military will send ships to scoot through. They will not land on any Filipino islands alongside alongside Filipino troops.
If The Phillipines fall into the Chinese orbit, we will have Eastasia, Eurasia and Oceania or something similar if the Harris administration with Blinky the Clown talk tough and back it all up with bullshit.
You bet on people like Putin not Blinky. Putin has had a bloody nose and has kept on scrapping. Can you see Blinky in a fist fight? I can't. Maybe a soy boy slap fight.
I detest Xi. He may not have been in a fist fight, but the Cultural Revolution and its deprivations made him tougher than any of those bobos in Washington.
"...civilian theorists and feckless politicians ignored the most important factor in any conflict: strength of will. Again and again, we’ve found that our enemies maintain their strength of will ..."
- Ralph Peters
I had though in years past that the silver lining of a Hillary win was that along with the crony capitalism, theft, and socialism, Hillary would at least be tough on foreign policy, since she would want to keep her kingdom. I am not so sure anymore. What I perceive is Democrats have the strength of will to beat the living daylights out of political opposition, but I do not perceive them as having a strong considered foreign policy. That is on the world stage Democrats are shit (白左).
I would so enjoy watching a few B-52's in a line start to lighten their load on these targets.
Doesn't work that way. Planes are sent in packages or whatever. Electronic warfare would be sent 1st with maybe some cruise missiles mixed in. Of course the Chinese are not going to sit still. It would be bloody and may be we would be emptying out the boneyards.
The Chinese are building navy vessels faster than they can crew them. Seems problematic for the Chinese. It is also problematic for us two different ways.
Importantly, we must also address one of our main weaknesses and we need to address it urgently:
Our illegitimate, failed and corrupt leadership. Utter failure. They're so bad it almost seems they're space Aliens, trying to kill as many of us as possible while destroying our culture, economy and way of life.
I'm sorry, but ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
Even if our leaders ease the lockdown now, NEVER FORGET what they tried to instill upon us, the tyranny. And how many their criminal incompetence, if not outright enemy activity/ treasonous activity has cost in number of lives.
I think our leadership in the west is compromised. Has been for years. Morally compromised and compromised through other means.
Until we address our leadership problem we cannot survive, thrive nor address China successfully.
Lame duck president, thinks that usa has obligation to watch their teritory for them.
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