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CHINA and the Philippines should “meet halfway” on the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) issue, President Rodrigo Duterte said following reports of stepped up Chinese activity on the disputed islands.
There were reports that hundreds of Chinese vessels were seen near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island and Kota (Loaita) Island in the past month. This week, there was a report that the Chinese were also harvesting taklobo, or giant clams, at the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. Speaking at the campaign rally of the ruling PDP-Laban party in Batangas City on Wednesday night, Duterte again slammed his critics, saying the country should confront China for its activities.He, however, said that while the country would still stay on the safe side of China, the Chinese should not make any move that would trigger trouble.
“These idiots, they want me to confront China. If I do that, there will be a massacre. Their airplanes can reach Manila in 14 minutes. They can bomb us to the heavens. We cannot oppose [them], simply,” according to the President.
manila
CHINA and the Philippines should “meet halfway” on the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) issue, President Rodrigo Duterte said following reports of stepped up Chinese activity on the disputed islands.
There were reports that hundreds of Chinese vessels were seen near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island and Kota (Loaita) Island in the past month. This week, there was a report that the Chinese were also harvesting taklobo, or giant clams, at the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. Speaking at the campaign rally of the ruling PDP-Laban party in Batangas City on Wednesday night, Duterte again slammed his critics, saying the country should confront China for its activities.He, however, said that while the country would still stay on the safe side of China, the Chinese should not make any move that would trigger trouble.
“These idiots, they want me to confront China. If I do that, there will be a massacre. Their airplanes can reach Manila in 14 minutes. They can bomb us to the heavens. We cannot oppose [them], simply,” according to the President.
