News item : US to get wider access to
South China Sea for military warships and aircraft
The US has expanded negotiations with Manila and is seeking to build facilities and storage sites in the Philippines, as well as gain greater access to bases for its aircraft and warships. Bases the US is considering are all facing the South China Sea.
Talks
for greater US military presence in the South China Sea comes as the
territorial dispute between China and the Philippines is heating up. Since
February, the Philippine military has complained that Chinese navy and
government vessels have increased their presence in the disputed area.
As expected, the China-Philippines territorial disputes will
be utilized bhy the US to acquire permanency in the Philippines and to expand
its military influence in the area. Read more http://rt.com/usa/philippines-usa-china-sea-176/
The questions are :
1. Is this expansion a genuine gesture of helping the
Philippines in case of attack from China, or it is just taking advantage of the
situation to assert its presence in the Southeast Asia area? And how will it
relate to the our sovereignity?
2. Will letting the US in the area help as deterrent against
military adventurism by China, or it will trigger a violent reaction from China
that will result to a shooting war instead of preventing it?
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