JOINT STATEMENT: Australia – Japan – Philippines – United States Maritime Cooperative Acti Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States will demonstrate their collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

These initiatives are part of the new normality in the #Southcinasea.

#Philippines does this to compensate the lack of other deterrence options, the rest of #ASEAN free rides.

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“I still haven’t seen any big mistake” #Duterte speaks referring to #PBBM policies.

Quite surprising.

Does he mean that he now approves also #Philippines foreign policy shifts in the #Southcinasea and so on?

Polisky Geopolitics

On the claims made by China regarding their position in the South China Sea:

Repeating like a broken record that you’re right is not considered a source of International law.

Incidentally, treaties like #UNCLOS are.

#China #Philippines #Southcinasea

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