China is “cherry-picking facts” to justify its bullying tactics in the West Philippine Sea, according to Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard spokesman for WPS concerns
Commodore Jay Tarriela says the China Coast Guard's"reckless and illegal actions led to a collision" between BRP Sindangan and China Coast Guard 21555.MANILA, Philippines — China is “cherry-picking facts” to justify its bullying tactics in the West Philippine Sea, according to Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard spokesman for WPS concerns
The Xinhua article said that “in terms of media ethics, the core of the Philippine public relations tactic can also be defined as ‘selective disclosure’ or ‘cherry-picking facts.’ By cherry-picking facts, the Philippines uses professed victimhood as a smokescreen to divert attention away from its provocations and violations of Chinese sovereignty.”
President Marcos, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and US President Joe Biden are slated to meet in Washington on April 12 to tackle regional security issues amid rising tensions in the South China Sea due to China’s growing aggressiveness in asserting its wide-reaching but invalidated maritime claim.
The two leaders agreed to continue working together to reach an early conclusion of the talks on the agreement. They also discussed enhancing cooperation between their coast guards. China, whose claim of “historic rights” over the strategic sea lane was invalidated in 2016 by an arbitral tribunal based in The Hague, has been harassing Filipino fishing boats and other vessels right within Philippine waters.
The Philippines will continue its diplomatic engagement with China so as not to heat up tensions in the West Philippine Sea,...Workers are seeking a revision of the “no work, no pay” arrangement for those opting to take a leave of absence...
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