By David Pilling
Beijing is beginning to flex its muscle in the South China Sea as part of a calculated three-pronged foreign policy strategy
Too many dragons, too much noise — that is how one Chinese scholar explained constant friction in the South China Sea, where Beijing's territorial claims are rubbing up against competing claims from several south-east Asian nations.
The latest set-to is with the Philippines. Last month, a Philippine naval ship attempted to detain several Chinese vessels it said were fishing illegally near disputed islands inevitably known by two different names: Scarborough Shoal in the Philippines and Huangyan Island in China. Chinese marine surveillance ships quickly arrived on the scene, preventing the Philippines from making any arrests.
The clash at sea has led to a fractious diplomatic standoff on land. Last week, after angry editorials in some Chinese newspapers demanding the People's Liberation Army Navy teach the Philippines a lesson, there was even speculation that China was preparing for war. Beijing seems to have pulled back from that bellicose brink. But China has wounded the Philippines in other ways. It has left shiploads of bananas rotting on its docksides, threatening the livelihoods of up to 200,000 Filipino farmers. And Chinese travel agents have cancelled tours to the Philippines, ostensibly on safety grounds.
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For May 19, 2012 Saturday
EZ2 Lotto
Morning 11am: 10-10
Afternoon 4pm: 20-12
Evening 9pm: 05-13
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Suertres Lotto Luzon Vis-Min
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6Digit Luzon
9pm: 3-9-1-8-3-5
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6/42 National Lottery
40-26-15-37-24-32
Current Jackpot: Php 13,644,878.40
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07-21-40-48-04-35
Current Jackpot: Php 30,000,000.00
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