Patriots advised Malacañang to protest China’s militarization of disputed seas. Diplomatic protest is one such legal recourse. Japan routinely protests China’s maritime incursions, and China Japan’s whitewashing of war atrocities. Vietnam loudly protests China’s maritime incursions, and China Vietnam’s anti-Sino riots. China is Vietnam’s foremost foreign investor, and Vietnam China’s top ASEAN trade partner.

Source: Philippine Star May 31, 2018 15:44 UTC