Philippines strategy on China not working: analyst

Philippines strategy on China not working: analyst
Staff writer, with CNA
Manila’s policy of setting aside maritime disputes to seek joint development with Beijing has not worked out well for the Philippines, a security analyst said, pointing to China’s aggressive actions in the South China Sea.
Huang Chung-ting (黃宗鼎), an assistant research fellow at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research, was referring to the massing of hundreds of Chinese vessels at the Whitsun Reef since early last month.
The V-shaped reef is in a shallow coral region of the resource-rich Spratly Islands (Nansha Islands, 南沙群島), which the Philippines says is within it exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and is also claimed by China, as well as Taiwan.

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