PHLast week, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman announced that the Philippine Coast Guard conducted a resupply mission to the Sierra Madre, carrying only humanitarian supplies. This was presented as a new agreement, but it's actually the old Estrada agreement from 25 years ago.
DFA spokesman Ma. Teresita Daza disputed this, denying prior notification or inspection, but didn't refute the claim about the humanitarian supplies. The DFA should release the agreement's text, which would show that despite two years of tensions, it all circles back to the Estrada pact.
This situation stems from the US's strategy since the Obama administration's "Pivot to Asia" policy in 2009. By provoking China, the US has used leaders like Aquino and now Marcos as tools to challenge China's rise in the region.
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DFA spokesman Ma. Teresita Daza disputed this, denying prior notification or inspection, but didn't refute the claim about the humanitarian supplies. The DFA should release the agreement's text, which would show that despite two years of tensions, it all circles back to the Estrada pact.
This situation stems from the US's strategy since the Obama administration's "Pivot to Asia" policy in 2009. By provoking China, the US has used leaders like Aquino and now Marcos as tools to challenge China's rise in the region.
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