President Marcos emphasizes the need for new solutions to defuse tensions between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea dispute.
First WordPRESIDENT Marcos voiced the words and hopes of world statesmen and the international community when he told the media in Tokyo on December 16 that there is a need for ' new solutions ' to defuse the tensions between the Philippines and China in their drawn-out dispute in the South China Sea.
This should temper and decelerate the buildup of passion on both sides that has resulted from China's repeated harassment of Filipino vessels and troops and the Philippine riposte of urgently rousing Filipino allies and friends to mobilize vessels and troops in the event of hostilities.The situation could not be more edgy and dangerous than it is now. Any error or misjudgment at this point could be devastating, perhaps irremediable.Two authors on China-US rivalryThe need for a policy solution away from conflict is, therefore, urgent and acut
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