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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.
Shelving disputes with Beijing has not worked for Manila: analyst
04/25/2021 04:01 PM
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An aerial view of Taiwan-controlled Taiping Island in the South China Sea. File photo courtesy of the Military News Agency
Taipei, April 25 (CNA) The policy of setting aside maritime disputes and seeking joint development with China does not seem to have worked out well for the Philippines as evidenced by Beijing s recent aggressive actions in the South China Sea, according to a security analyst at a government-funded think tank in Taiwan.
Huang Chung-ting (黃宗鼎), an assistant research fellow at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), was referring to the massing of Chinese fishing vessels around the Whitsun Reef since early March, which at one point reached as many of 220 in number.
Water Wars: Philippines No Fool about Chinese Maritime Militia, While China Keeps Pressure on Taiwan
Testing Taiwan
On March 26, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported the incursion of 20 Chinese military aircraft in Taiwan’s southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ). This is the largest incursion yet reported by the ministry. The Chinese aircraft included four nuclear-capable H-6K bombers, 10 J-16 fighter jets, two J-10 fighter jets, two Y-8 anti-submarine warfare aircraft, one Y-8 reconnaissance aircraft, and a KJ-500 airborne early warning and control aircraft. In response, Taiwan’s air force scrambled jets and deployed missiles to “monitor” the intruding planes.