“It’s time to wise up and end the master-fool relationship”
THE US sent the Philippines, with the conspiratorial consent of its president, into a “fool’s errand” the past two years, assigning the Philippines to bait China into clashes with Philippine maritime security forces in a patently American strategy named “assertive transparency.”
That was aimed at “exacting a reputational cost” or labelling China as a bully against the “poor, little Philippines.” Unfortunately...
“It’s time to wise up and end the master-fool relationship”
THE US sent the Philippines, with the conspiratorial consent of its president, into a “fool’s errand” the past two years, assigning the Philippines to bait China into clashes with Philippine maritime security forces in a patently American strategy named “assertive transparency.”
That was aimed at “exacting a reputational cost” or labelling China as a bully against the “poor, little Philippines.” Unfortunately...
“These are the risks and opportunities.”
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“The Philippines needs to get back to constructive diplomacy.”
The Philippine Daily Inquirer of October 4, 2024 headline screamed, “Neighbors’ silence emboldens China’s illegal acts...