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An escalating series of clashes in the South China Sea between the Philippines and China could draw the U.S., which has a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines, into the conflict.

A 60 Minutes crew got a close look at the tense situation when traveling on a Philippine Coast Guard ship that was rammed by the Chinese Coast Guard.

China has repeatedly rammed Philippine ships and blasted them with water cannons over the last two years. There are ongoing conversations between Washington and Manila about which scenarios would trigger U.S. involvement, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said in an interview.

"I really don't know the end state," Teodoro said. "All I know is that we cannot let them get away with what they're doing."

China as "the proverbial schoolyard bully"

China claims sovereignty over almost all of the South China Sea, through which more than $3 trillion in goods flow annually. But in 2016, an international tribunal at the Hague ruled the Philippines has exclusive economic rights in a 200-mile zone that includes the area where the ship with the 60 Minutes team on board got rammed.

China does not recognize the international tribunal's ruling.

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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Fill dummy boat full of explosives.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

At that point just launch a missile at them.

This is a stupid game of chicken. China is bullying their way into what they want hoping they'll get it. Once you use explosives, they'll use explosives. That's why right now it is ramming and water cannons.

The annoying part is the US talking about "what constitutes defense and needs US involvement" when it already is way past that point.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

If they can assert their ownership of the SCS now, they can hold that even as other nations get stronger.

But if they can't nail it down now, they've lost it forever and will always be a regional power, constrained by maritime neighbors.

Xi is apparently a gambler, and not a good one.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

*“~~East~~ West Philippine Sea”

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

🎶 Iiiinn west Philippine Sea born and raised.

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (28 children)
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Care to explain what you mean by that?

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Rule (of acquisition) 34 brah.

Just think of all that gold-pressed latinum…

War is a racket. Great book

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[–] Wahots@pawb.social -3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The Phillipines needs to put down a few sea mines with Phillipine flags on top. Nobody would be stupid enough to run those over.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 9 points 2 days ago

It's a shipping lane, so no.

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