President Ferdinand Marcos , Jr. is in Washington DC today for a historic trilateral summit with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio . This promises to be a watershed moment for a region laboring under China’s military assertiveness.
Japan’s pacifist policy was reinforced by its neighbors, countries occupied by the Imperial Army in the last great war. As a matter of protocol, Southeast Asian countries filed diplomatic objections each time Tokyo improved on its armaments. Over the past few years, Japan’s self-defense forces willingly participated in multilateral military exercises in the region. This time, Japan’s participation was welcomed rather than condemned by her neighbors – the Philippines particularly.
When China began building structures in the South China Sea reefs, Beijing told us these were merely to provide shelters for their fishermen. Soon, these structures blossomed into full-scale military bases, complete with runways and missile launch sites.
Nevertheless, the strong naval presence China maintains in the South China Sea prevents us from fully exploiting potential oil and natural gas deposits in the contested areas. The status quo will not enable us to fully exploit our exclusive economic zone.
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