Reasoned diplomacy on Spratlys
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| Jonathan De la Cruz |
Former ABC News Beijing Bureau Chief Chito Sto. Romana, a well known student activist in the 1970s and key FQS (that’s First Quarter Storm for those who were not yet born during those glorious days of people’s activism which, of course, pre-dated Edsa Uno) player, who stayed in China from the declaration of martial law until recently (more than two decades) is right.
The verbal skirmishes over the disputed Spratlys will be best resolved through reasoned diplomacy. Not more of those high pitched, inflammatory statements from both sides. Not even those humbug, scurrilous posturings of people like Sen. Francis Pangilinan who taunted the Chinese with his reference to “tyranny and arrogance of power.” Pray tell, where has Pangilinan, this born again “fighter” been all these years? Has he ever studied the history and said anything about the principles which should guide claimant countries in the disputed territories? Did he ever bother to say something about the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas and support the Baselines Law when the 14th Congress debated and passed it? No, not a word was heard from this guy. And now he comes around posturing as if he can counter-bully the Chinese, “bully” as he called them?.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110613com4.html
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