rhk111 (@rhk111)

Several Bishops of the Catholic Church recently released a Letter about the Territorial Disputes of the Philippines and China in the South China Sea (SCS) recently that was full of Ignorance and Hypocrisy, and here are some Excerpts of a good rebuttal to it (see below for the Link to the Article): * “First of all, Bishops, Diplomacy has succeeded. The two resupply Missions of 2024 to BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal have been flawless, this is because the PH Government kept Protocol and did not send Construction Materials.” * “The United States is not even a member of the United Nations’ Laws of the Seas, nor are they even a Claimant State in the Spratlys. Do you have Colonial Mentality that you think it is the “White Man’s Burden” to solve a dispute among Asians? American interest in the South China Sea is to ensure “Freedom of Warship Navigation” often with Nukes, not protecting our Fishermen.” * “Dear Bishops, let this Wisdom of the 2016 Arbitral Award you love so much sink in: “The Root of the Disputes lies not in any intention on the part of China to infringe on the Legal Rights of another, but in fundamentally different understandings of their respective Rights in the South China Sea.” (Paragraph 1198)” Here is the Link to the Article at the Asian Century Journal (ACJ) Website: https://asiancenturyph.substack.com/p/responding-to-the-catholic-bishops