Earlier this week Philippine President Benigno Aquino – a self-proclaimed ‘amateur student of history’ – warned Japanese lawmakers that the continual appeasement of China with regard to Beijing’s island construction project in the South China Sea poses a similar risk to the global balance of power as the pre-war appeasement of Hitler.
China did not appreciate the reference and had the following advice for ‘certain people in The Philippines’:
‘…cast aside [your] illusions and repent [and] stop provocations and instigations.’
In yet another sign that Beijing’s neighbors in the region (who have competing claims in the Spratlys) are seeking to guard against what they view as Chinese aggression, Vietnam is set to bolster its defense capabilities and deepen its security relationship with the US.
On a visit to Hanoi on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the following:
This post was published at Zero Hedge on 06/05/2015.
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