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Philippines president orders de-escalation in South China Sea, military chief says (www.reuters.com)
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[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net -3 points 3 months ago

I'm afraid that sends the wrong message to China. China will hear "We are weak and don't want to fight." Which translates for them "Our bullying tactic works very well. Let's keep doing it."