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U.S. Military To Boost Philippines Presence; China Tells Army To Be Prepared
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 19:03
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U.S. and Philippine officials are expected to agree on an increase in the number of U.S. military ships, aircraft and troops rotating through the Philippines, Filipino officials said, as tensions simmer with China over its maritime claims.
Though he made no direct reference to the territorial disputes, new Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping urged his military to prepare for a struggle. He made the comments during his visit to a South China Sea fleet ship in southern Guangdong province, but did not name any potential aggressor.
Senior U.S. and Philippine officials met on Wednesday in Manila to discuss strengthening security and economic ties at a time of growing tension over China’s aggressive sovereignty claims over vast stretches of the disputed South China Sea.
A war is coming to the south china sea and its going to be an epic struggle called world war 3. The US, China, Taiwan, South korea, Japan, the Philippines, Veitnam, North Korea, maybe Russia, Austraila… It’s going to be nuts… -Mort
