Japan strongly opposes any attempt to change South China Sea status quo by force, defense minister s

Japanese defense minister Minoru Kihara said on Thursday Japan opposes any attempt to “unilaterally change the status quo by force” in the South China Sea after he met with the defense chiefs from the US, Australia and the Philippines in Hawaii for their second-ever joint meeting amid concerns about China's operations in the South China Sea.
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[@user-ns6kv7mk3m]

Dont tolerate bullshit and bullying of China otherwise they would make it norm to sink ships. Its ASEAN Sea! And ASEAN Must unite

[@JonKino828]

ASEAN cannot unite when Phillippines do not play ball. Phillippines being a lapdog to US will not help its case.

[@johnli6430]

Philippines a phariah among ASEAN members .. they have united and Marcos is the odd man out.TRUTH

[@48512]

Bonk Bonk is puppet of the USA

[@JackHanma123]

All-out war against mangkukulam, bullies, terrorists, corruption, drugs at incest-rape communities sa Firipin...kelangan pag-aralan ulit mga basics at least aware na ang NATO, Australia at Japan sa atin.....ubusin ang mga masasamang-loob within the Firipin.... high hopes with Japan, Australia and NATO.... 😢❤

[@elsasugarol4495]

Japanese government and the people wants peace, very good, although Japan is a first world country they want peace.

[@ck-bs2ms]

They want peace but the government doesn't want peace… have you seen that they are protesting to their government that they are against the Us?

[@ck-bs2ms]

People want peace but the government doesn't want it. Have you seen their protest a few weeks ago? People are against their own government… Even before the Japanese doesn't want Us presence in Okinawa…

[@48512]

Japanese have more sense than the foolish Filipino

[@fkoff7649]

JAPAN PLEASE TEACH CHINA A LESSON.

[@marcs5117]

Japan will teach pinoys lessons in comfort women

[@ck-bs2ms]

@@marcs5117 Us also will teach Philippines

[@user-wm3ue4uf5h]

Henry Kissinger: "To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal." Pertinent countries in the region shall stop being a vassal or pawn of your master handler, provocation and belligerent propaganda by a clique of countries with evil cold-war mentality to do harm will only lead to their humiliation and defeat.

[@avariel-eu]

Ng hawaii meeting pa kyo s Hawaii, ... "Don't change the status quo in SCS" lng pla ung ending

[@shadow8066]

Wag kang inutil. Yan yung sinabi sa public pero may pinag usapan pa yan sa private bobo! Mga tulad mo talaga hahanapan ng butas lahat makapang bash lang mga inutil

[@marcs5117]

Haha. Japan has to Right to speak about it. FO

[@benchmarkgaming8847]

so japan is actually supporting the gentleman's agreement of maintaining the status quo the irony is this comment actually pertains to everybody not just china

[@veerand7038]

no, the status quo right now not the status quo of before lol

[@benchmarkgaming8847]

@@veerand7038 the status quo right now is that china occupied the scarborough shoal the philippines occupy ayungin same as before nothing really change

[@veerand7038]

@@benchmarkgaming8847 status quo does not only mean territorial status

[@zenden9]

So Japan strongly support China keeping Scarborough shoal since the area is already under China control. We just keep that status. Thank you Japan. 😂

[@yUrNeRo98]

japan prang nga kadutae status quo lang alam

[@ramonng6381]

It was Japan that returned Scarborough to China, as a condition of its Ww2 surrender, among other things. ...

[@artsolesa]

kasi gyera na . so bakit makipag gyera kung pwde pang mapahupa kagaya sa ginawa ni prrd PARA mka pag modernize ang military chaka ang gyera . feeling bright kasi kayo

[@dilucragnvindr130]

@@ramonng6381 Scarborough Shoal is not part of the conditions since it didn't belong to China in the first place. Japan only returned to China what China already owned before they got invaded by Japan.

[@benchmarkgaming8847]

@@dilucragnvindr130 this comment from japan is like pouring cold water to the philippines claim on the spratlys instead of saying "unilaterally change the status quo" they said "unilaterally change the status quo by force" it just means they really don't care what is happening right now in the WPS as long as its not a military conflict

[@ck-bs2ms]

Is that the reason why Biden said something to Japan? Biden is upset 🤭

[@itsme2be]

So Philippines, don't change the status quo by force and agree by agreements with China.

[@48512]

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