China and the Philippines inch closer to conflict in the South China sea

The Philippines has released video of what it says is the latest confrontation between Chinese and Philippine vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea.

Al Jazeera's Katrina Yu joins Al Jazeera's live from Beijing. Meanwhile, Richard Heydarian, a policy adviser and senior lecturer in International Affairs at the University of the Philippines, joins Al Jazeera's live from Manila.

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[sqrone]

The father of the current president of the Philippines, who is also the former president of the Philippines, fled to the United States after being overthrown and transferred a large amount of embezzled funds to the United States. The amount of these funds is as high as tens of billions of dollars. In the past few years, they have been investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice. The U.S. state machine can easily use these seized funds to reach a private agreement with the Philippine president to make him cooperate with the U.S. diplomatic strategy. If he does not comply, the funds will be confiscated. It is too easy. This is why among the countries in the South China Sea, only the Philippines has the most radical approach to China and is the least willing to protect its actual national interests.

[KickIRLRecap]

China paying overtime in these comments. How much yall getting paid per comment? cent ? 😂

[leslievincent]

Why is the U.S. always the common denominator in all conflicts?

[melanioma]

Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia have differences with China too, but they don’t allow america to use them. That’s why we are the oddball of ASEAN.

[IbrahimIshak]

Philippines I'll give you free advice don't trust US neither EU they will ignore you when you needed most like Ukraine they use to say we'll defend look now where they end up

[pauldela]

Theres no support from the Asean members of what the Philippines are going through right now. They prioritize the economy and not the safety of their co-asean.

[chandchand]

Chinese coast guard with axes calling themselves professional!! Is it a joke!!???

[superphi]

I wouldn’t doubt the Philippines is doing this on the US orders

[gskylexkk]

Everyone knows puppet marcos took order from his master

[sqrone]

During the tenure of the former Philippine president, there was no violent conflict between China and the Philippines, mainly because both sides abided by the gentleman's agreement reached verbally. The problem is that the new Philippine president overturned the gentleman's agreement after taking office and took the initiative to escalate the conflict again.
This is part of President Marcos's diplomatic strategy of obeying the United States, while ignoring the real national interests of the Philippines. The conflict between the Philippines and China constitutes a favorable condition for the United States to intervene in the South China Sea, but in the real reality, the Philippines cannot gain any benefits.

[happymelon]

😅Why is it that every video cuts out the picture of Filipino soldiers raising their hands and surrendering?
I can only see the video of them surrendering on the Internet

[ulyssis]

The US is working really hard to ignite the conflict around China.

[李宇玄-bh]

For those who want to be the US’s allies

[mihaicozma]

I remember between china and India at the border the soldiers they fight with wood sticks. No guns. Someone don’t give them the guns or not allow to fight with guns....Cool heads up there at high level in army. 😂😂 stay calm. Won’t be any conflict.

[CarlBencurtis]

PH is a colony of the west but the rest of asean are not. So ph has alienated itself.

[哼哼哼啊啊啊啊]

Countries with foreign troops stationed are not considered sovereign states

[jianyang]

the fact was, that was NAVSOG, PH marine special force with their GUNS, another side was Chinese Coast Guard with axes. Military with police, who is the real pirate?

[tykki-]

Countries with greater military strenght than the Philiphines didn't get this intense with China. Were they being gaslighted by someone?

[GameChanger-crhx]

Little Marcos' bank account and Florida mansion is ready for him after retirement.

[jianyang]

For previous 20 years, before Aquino time, PH has no problem to re-supply to the seating ship. What happened in Aquino time? and what happened in Marcos time? the USA involved,