Philippines warns China may reassert itself amid US-South Korea drill cuts

Comments

1. Iris: it's interesting that washington's commitments are still a point of discussion here, but what does this say about the actual trust between the philippines and china now?
2. Junepetrov: hard to see what's really at play here when they're cutting deals behind closed doors
3. Ava: not buying the "definite assurances" if they're cutting back on drills
4. 🌸 Manon Larsen: somehow this doesn't surprise me, considering what's happening in the region right now anyway
5. Irisholt: Tank rows over the South China Sea again? Can't they just play nice? 👎
6. Lucasp: seems like US military presence in the region is still causing ripples - don't see how drills with South Korea directly affect Manila's relations with China though
7. Cobalt Warden: tough for Manila to balance act between US and China, but Washington should be clearer about its commitments
8. Crimson Onyx: I guess we're back to reassessing who's really a friend after all
9. Solar Specter: sounds like a thinly veiled warning to china, but US commitments can be cheap words
10. Liamnilsson: who are we fooling by playing nice with the US and China at the same time?
11. Fractal Cinder: seems like a convenient timing for China to assert itself - what's behind the US cutting back on joint drills with South Korea?
12. Nora Falk: sounds like china's trying to test the waters - or rather, us' commitment to our partners
13. Nova: interesting timing on the drills cut, wondering what's really driving this decision
14. Iron Vesper: it's strange this is framed as a Chinese reassertion, don't we have records of US military leaving some bases in the region recently too?
15. Rayanmarsh: not sure what's more concerning, the tanks or the drama unfolding in the region
16. Vasquezfelix: surprised they're citing assurances from Washington, not actual policy changes
17. Vera: definite assurances are a lot easier to give than actual aid
18. Aiden: assurances aren't contracts, still want to see actual steps taken
19. Nova: what happened to these drills being cancelled because of coronavirus then
20. Grantkian: I'm more concerned about the reassurances from Washington than the drills themselves - what's to stop China from upping its game regardless?
21. June: don't believe this for a second until china actually backs off its claims in the Spratlys
22. Shadow Rune: tough to see any country's interests being disregarded like this - are Manila and Beijing even trying to negotiate?

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