{"id":86106,"date":"2019-04-08T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=86106"},"modified":"2019-04-08T08:36:36","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T12:36:36","slug":"another-dispute-over-a-small-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=86106","title":{"rendered":"Another Dispute Over a Small, But Occupied, Island"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Map of Pag-asa Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gee whiz, people, I thought we had this all settled. It appears that Rodrigo Duterte, the current President of the Philippines, is trying to make nice with China to avoid being overwhelmed by China’s aggressive land-grab program in the South China Sea and its connected waters.\u00a0 Pag-asa’s location is about halfway between Palang and the coast of Vietnam.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/04\/05\/after-snuggling-up-to-china-duterte-now-talks-of-suicide-missions-to-protect-island\/<\/a><\/p>\n

From the article:\u00a0 MANILA, Philippines \u2014 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has described his dilemma in dealing with a more powerful China\u00a0in territorial disputes\u00a0<\/a>in the South China Sea, saying he has few options other than to order troops to \u201cprepare for suicide missions\u201d if a Philippine-occupied island comes under threat.<\/p>\n

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Duterte reminded China in a speech Thursday night of its closer ties with the Philippines under his leadership, but said if an island occupied by Filipinos in the disputed waters is threatened, “things would be different.”<\/p>\n

“I’m trying to tell China, Pag-asa is ours … so let us be friends but do not touch Pag-asa Island and the rest. Otherwise, things would be different,” Duterte said. “This is not a warning, this is just a word of advice to my friends, because China is our friend.”\u00a0— Article.<\/p>\n

Please note this part at the end of the article:\u00a0 Duterte said the Americans would comply with their obligations under their Mutual Defense Treaty with Manila but that they need congressional permission before going to war.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDo I trust the Americans? Yes. But will that help be on time? That\u2019s the problem,\u201d he said. – Article.\u00a0 Read the entire<\/span> article.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mr. Duterte, history has shown that China is nobody’s friend, unless it wants something from you. And it wants the Spratly Islands – ALL of them, including Pag-asa, where you have an established base.<\/p>\n

Sorry, but that’s my Cynic showing up and shaking the Dustmop of Reality, because once WWII in the Pacific was over and done and USAAF pilots weren’t needed to fly supplies over The Hump, the USA was no longer welcome in China.<\/p>\n

Is this “here we go again”?\u00a0\u00a0Anyone besides me think the Navy will start to repopulate the bars on Magsaysay Street?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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