Comments by "People Liberator" (@lvjinbin28) on "The Philippines anchors buoys in disputed South China Sea to counter Beijing’s claims" video.
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China stopped militarizing Scarborough Shoal, or took full control of Second Thomas Shoal, the only reason is Duterte became anti-USA,
but why Duterte and Singapore Malaysia became pro-China, Vietnam became more neutral on South China Sea issue?
it's all because US navy two carrier strike group run away from 2016 standoff, Duterte didn't want to be cannon fodder for USA after he saw it.
then China stopped building new islands even gave more economic benefits to friendly invaders as long as they are pro-China,
if Marcos is pro-USA, then China would seize this chance to retake more islands from Philippines,
ROC claimed 11dashline since 1945, this claim got supported by West and Soviet in 1945, because ROC is big contributor for WWII,
US navy gave 4 warships to Chinese to take military control of Taiping, Thitu etc, today Taiwan still claims 11dashline and controls Taiping Dongsha island,
British Malaya, American Phillippines, French Vietnam didn't oppose because they were still Western colonies,
if Western master gave South China Sea as a gift to a their Chinese friend, then slaves didn't say NO then,
PRC then inherited ROC's 11dashline after 1949, but changed to 9dashline after PRC gave up Bach Long Vi island to pro-CCP North Vietnam in 1957.
so from Chinese prospective, 11dashline claim got supported by international society as WWII order,
if US wants to change WWII order then US navy should destroy NO.2 PLA navy in WWIII, or China won't give up terroritory to pro-US invaders.
when CCP retook Paracel Island from South Vietnam navy in 1974, US navy in Cam Ranh Bay didn't help South Vietnam at all.
when CCP retook Johnson South Reef from Vietnam in 1988, Soviet navy in Cam Ranh Bay didn't help Vietcong at all.
that's when PLA navy was so tiny 40 years ago but today PLA navy is NO.2, got more warships than US navy.
would US navy fight for Philippines this time?
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