China's Creeping Invasion and China mapping

WE HAVE JUST HEARD THAT  "China has published new maps that for the "first time" put disputed islands in South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) being claimed by the Philippines "in equal scale" to that of Chinese mainland..."

 
OUR VIEW: CHINA IS REALLY RARING FOR A CONFRONTATION BUT NOT TO WORRY -- WE NEED NOT DEPLOY A HUGE NAVAL ARMADA TO SHOW THAT WE ARE RESOLUTE, THAT WE CANNOT BE BULLIED... News came at an opportuned time after Japan and Ph agreed to be strategical partners in the face of this looming diplomatic and potentially military-cloaked crisis with China.

Philippines must not let China get away with including its territorial waters and lands in their official map... Despite the "smallness" of the country's capability, the PH government must act right away because not to do so is tantamount to abandon of our claims. The government cannot make the excuse that once again, the country is soooo helpless because it "hasn't got much." HOGWASH! There are enough ships to patrol our West PH Sea. Patrolling our own waters is what the Navy and the PCG are supposed to do, for crying out loud!

If the Philippine government refuses to it, then it is easy to believe that some folks at the highest echelons of power are either frightened or at best, not really interested in those territories enough to show our faces (navy and coast guard). If so, then by all means, let China continue with its creeping invasion and just move on!

However, if PH government is not frightened or is interested -- even just to save face -- then it's time to show a pair of balls (just a pair would suffice!)

THREE THINGS TO BE DONE 'ILLICO' (NO TIME TO WASTE)
- DFA summons China ambassador and ask for explanations; requires China ambassador to reply within a given period of time
- If China response not satisfactory, recall PH ambassador
- This time, Malacanang SHOULD GIVE go signal to PH Navy and PH Coast Guard to patrol West Philippine Sea, i.e., protect our territories, stake our claim in PH 200nautical mile zone

JUST THINK: CHINA MIGHT PLANT STRUCTURES JUST OUTSIDE OUR ISLANDS TO FORM A BARRAGE! If we fail to show presence in the West Philippine Sea, eg., deploy our navy or coast guard or both, as in we decide to hide and just throw verbiage to the Chinese by way of DFA in the hope that by praying 3 Our Fathers and 5 Hail Marys, we would make China "nicer" to us, there is every chance that China WILL DECIDE PLANT STRUCTURES similar to oil rigs, radar shelters, etc; anywhere near our own islands, islets, reefs, shoals, TO STAKE THEIR CLAIM and they don't even have to invade our islands to do it!

Even if they DON'T INVADE OR LAND BOOTS ON OUR SPRATLY ISLANDS, i.e., construct those structures, ON our islets, note that it would be infinitely more difficult to have any structures removed once China plants them near our islets. China can easily establish a naval 'barrage' around our islands -- remember, they've done it around Scarborough Shoal, if we don't do anything, even by way of showing naval or coast guard presence in our waters.

REMEMBER SABAH: Back in early 1963, even before the so-called "referendum" of Sabah asking Sabahans if they wanted to join the soon-to-be-created Malaysia Federation (which most Sabahans were not aware was happening), Tunku Abdul Rahman, ordered the printing of NEW MALAYSIA maps that included Sabah. We were caught with our trousers down. And in the late 80s, PM Mahathir re-ordered the printing of NEW MALAYSIA maps but to exclude Sabah naval bases which he had been thinking of transforming into submarine bases. (Until the late 90s, the Sabah naval bases for Malaysia submarine fleet did not figure in your ordinary Sabah tourist map.) The official "mapping" methodology only goes to show that it is one effective means of creeping invasion that can easily convince a bewildered world.

READ FULL REPORT ON NEW CHINA OFFICIAL MAP here.

MANILA, Philippines - China has published new maps that for the "first time" put disputed islands in South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) being claimed by the Philippines "in equal scale" to that of Chinese mainland, Xinhua, China's official press agency, reported on Friday.