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19 Apr, 4 tweets, 1 min read
It's not as simple as Javad paints it to be. Check out the history behind the possession of the islands and you're in for a surprise. Quirino, Magsaysay, Garcia and Macapagal didn't pay attention to the Spratlys. Only Tomas Cloma and Marcos did. The PH
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annexation of Kalayaan was based on UNCLOS which even the US doesn't recognize. The PLA and US Navy continue to engage in a cat-and-mouse game in the South China Sea. If conflict breaks out, is Javad willing to take up arms for his principles? This is political theater on the
part of the opposition. Aquino lost Scarborough Shoal to China and even after the arbitral award, the Chinese haven't left. The shoal used to be exclusive to the Philippines but because of the US blunder its now in Chinese control. One should be pragmatic because diplomacy is an
art. We are not privy to what is going on behind the scenes. It's best that we leave it to the government. The Chinese fishing in our EEZ is due to our not developing a fishing industry despite the archipelagic topography of our country. Bet you Javad can't write about that one.

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