“So, is America’s tone toward China a help or a hindrance?” I asked. “It is a hindrance. America’s pursuit of its international policy tries to get us involved in whatever quarrel they have with China. It is not worth our while risking our economy because of sovereignty rights around a fishing reef. If the US feels that Chinese aggression needs to be addressed to protect the trade that goes through these waters, let them do that in their own international interests. That’s their concern. They must settle their differences with China by themselves, not with countries like the Philippines that
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