The United States did something incredibly shocking and outrageous last Friday. They sent a ship...through the ocean. The South China Sea, to be exact - near the Paracel Islands. They’re about 200 miles from the coast of mainland China. And steering a ship near there is totally and completely legal—because it’s international waters. Unless you’re the Chinese regime, and the Paracel Islands are actually the Xisha Islands, which have been China’s territory since ancient times.
So how did the Chinese regime respond? By saying it will never allow the US to run amok in the South China Sea.The US is the “real trouble-maker in the South China Sea.” That’s according to an official editorial in the People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Communist Party, and republished in English by my favorite state run media, the Global Times. You see, the People’s Daily knows that the US is just a little depressed right now, and the destroyer was “a way to release its depression.”
Anyway, the People’s Daily goes on to point out the America’s questionable timing, just when China and the Philippines were “restoring their ties.” It’s almost like the People’s Daily is implying that America is the jealous ex, trying to cause trouble during the Philippines’ first date with China. You know what this means? (excited) The People’s Daily watches China Uncensored!
Yes, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte visited China last week, and made it very clear that things are changing. You can tell he was serious because he wore a tie.
