A SECURITY expert on Tuesday accused China of trying to co-opt top Philippine politicians and business leaders to boost its maritime interests, calling for increased cooperation with the US and Australia to deflect the strategy.
A CHINESE Coast Guard ship ‘shadowing’ a Philippine vessel on its way to deliver supplies on Dec. 17 to troops stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre, which is grounded in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. — WESTERN COMMAND AFP
The Philippines’ Armed forces has been “very resilient” in resisting China’s playbook, Mr. Ong said. However, their focus only remained on feasibility as political leaders made the decisions. “At the national level, Beijing can insinuate itself in decision-making and disrupt the country’s security posture in the West Philippine Sea,” Mr. Ong separately said in a statement from Stratbase ADR Institute, referring to areas of the South China Sea within the country’s exclusive economic zone.
The Philippines should deploy patrol ships in the South China Sea in tandem with the US and other security partners, he added. Sea control has become increasingly necessary, he added, citing “coercive activities” occurring near the Second Thomas Shoal and Sandy Cay. Richard J. Heydarian, a senior lecturer at the University of the Philippines Asian Center, belittled the so-called direct communication between China and the Philippines, which he said has failed given numerous incidents involving Filipino fishermen and the Chinese Navy.
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