China will grow larger.

@Beatburn (4287)
Philippines
November 20, 2018 5:35am CST
The president of China is currently visiting the Philippines. Two cities suspended work and school just to accommodate him and of course for traffic to be smoother for our guest. The common joke is he is the real president and we are now a province of the mainland. They own most of the islands in the Spratly's and that we have to inform them every time we pass their 'territory'. Our fishermen can't even fish in waters that are originally part of our economic zones. They own many businesses in the country, granted huge loans to the government, and have billion dollar infrastructure projects. China will grow larger. I am quite worried that we will lose our sovereignty. We need to be cautious. Don't you agree?
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John Welford
@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
20 Nov 18
Their first target is surely Taiwan?
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solxee
@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
21 Nov 18
So no work for you today?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
28 Nov 18
Hmmm... I think the time for caution in dealing with China may have already passed, BB. *shake my head* Your President Duterte failed to object to China basically claiming Mischief Reef (Sandy Cay) as traditionally their territory, so your country "gave away" their rights to the island(s). At least, I think that is basically what it all boils down to, isn't it? (I could have misunderstood something, though. I am not that well versed in the tensions between China and the Philippines.)
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Beatburn
@Beatburn (4287)
• Philippines
5 Dec 18
Indeed. We can't even fish in areas within our economic zones without permission from China.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
5 Dec 18
@Beatburn Yeah, I read that. I'm wondering if there is anything your country/President could do to reclaim that area from China?
ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
23 Dec 18
yes that is a dilemma of the Pinoys, those who did not vote for the president. so sad it seems we are already a province of the ROC.
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Beatburn
@Beatburn (4287)
• Philippines
24 Dec 18
It is sad. A part of me wishes it weren't true.
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Beatburn
@Beatburn (4287)
• Philippines
25 Dec 18
@ridingbet Can we actively wait for it and continue to ask questions?
ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 Dec 18
@Beatburn let us wait and see when his term is already done.
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putri
@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
20 Nov 18
I don't know much about it but, I think I will agree with your opinion
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lutingyi
@TingyiLu (1)
•
1 Dec 18
I don't think so.What China wants is to be the center again, like what it has been for over 2000 years ,and its first target is making the country united again, I mean to recover Tanwan. 200 years ago, when Philippines suggested to join in China, China's emperor refused. When we were at the peak of all time, your country was not conquered, how can it happen now?
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Beatburn
@Beatburn (4287)
• Philippines
5 Dec 18
Thanks for your comment and for sharing your point of view.
simplyme
@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
20 Nov 18
Most of companies in the Philippines are run by Chinese
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Beatburn
@Beatburn (4287)
• Philippines
5 Dec 18
Or of Chinese descent. This is alright for me as long as equal opportunities are made available to everyone.
Anna
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
20 Nov 18
I do not know a lot about Treaties and Agreements between your two countries.
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Beatburn
@Beatburn (4287)
• Philippines
25 Nov 18
It's okay. We have some hesitation with the deals our gov't makes. This is not the first time we've had complications in our dealings with China.
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