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  • The Philippines discovers that it doesn't pay to appease China
    • APRIL 1, 2011
    • Singed by the Dragon
    • Wall Stree Journal: online.wsj.com
Manila has been slower on the uptake, partly because it doesn't share a land border with China and so—unlike, say, Vietnam—hasn't experienced frontal aggression. There is also a post-colonial chip on the shoulder of some Filipinos that makes it more difficult for their leaders to forge closer ties with America.
So it will be significant if the events of the last month prove to be the beginning of a more realistic approach toward Beijing. At the very least, it's encouraging that the Aquino administration is reaching out to Washington and acknowledges it as its "sole strategic partner." That's an overdue recognition of the geopolitical reality of the day—America is the only country that can preserve the status quo in Asia.....Full Story »

  • Philippines says China executes 3 Filipinos convicted of drug smuggling despite appeals
    • www.washingtonpost.com/world
    • By Associated Press, Wednesday, March 30, 6:51 AM
MANILA, Philippines — China on Wednesday executed three Filipinos who were convicted of drug smuggling despite last-minute appeals for clemency and political concessions by Philippine leaders, officials said.
The three had not been told they would be executed Wednesday, although their sentences were promulgated early in the day, Philippine Consul Noel Novicio said. It was the first time that Philippine citizens were executed in China....Full Story »