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Bayan blames US military presence for complicating Philippines & China relations
Manila, Philippines – Multi sectoral group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan “BAYAN” (miltant group) blamed the growing US military presence in the country for aggravating the already tense between the Philippines and China with China President Hu Jintao apparently refusing to meet with Philippine President Benigno Aquino on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Russia.
Bayan made the statement as activists trooped to the US embassy in Manila to protest the arrival of another nuclear-powered submarine in Subic Bay and the participation of a US spy plane in naval exercise in Mindanao. The group said that Hu skipping the already scheduled bilateral talks with Aquino in Vladivostok could be in protest of this latest display of American military posturing in the region.
The group reiterated that the country should peacefully and diplomatically assert its sovereignty over Philippine territories being claimed by China. But it said that effort to resolve the dispute through diplomatic means are being made ever more difficult by increasing presence of US military forces in the country as part of its announced “pivot” to Asia Pacific.
Last Friday, USS Hawaii, a Virginia class submarine docked at Subic Bay in Zambales for what the US embassy described as a “routine port call and goodwill visit”. There are now two American submarines docked at Subic following the arrival last September 3 of the USS Hawaii Frank Cable, an LY Spear class submarine, supposedly for a routine port call as well, In the previous months, two “fast attack” submarines – the nuclear – powered USS North Carolina and the USS Louisville – and the US’s largest hospital ship, the USNA Mercury, also docked at the former US naval base. At the Manila Bay, the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius also made a stop last August.
Meanwhile, US navy surveillance plane PC Orion flew ever the Davao Gulf from an airport in Cebu City to participate in a coast watch exercise with the Philippine Navy (PN) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) last week. Also recently, China expressed concern over US plans to build a missile defense system in Asia that is designed to contain the world’s second largest economy. The plan reportedly includes building a powerful early warning radar in the Philippines.
Bayan warned that while American and Filipino officials are justifying the increased US military presence in the country and in the region to ensure regional stability, the end-result could be a possible race fore military buildup between China and the US which could further destabilize the region.
Instead of peace and stability, Filipino are being exposed to an unnecessary conflict and insecurity, Bayan said. The increasingly frequent port visit by advanced American warship also put the country at risk of a nuclear disaster as these vessels are likely carrying nuclear weapons, which violates the country’s sovereignty and constitution.
Gregorio B. Dantes Jr.
Bayan made the statement as activists trooped to the US embassy in Manila to protest the arrival of another nuclear-powered submarine in Subic Bay and the participation of a US spy plane in naval exercise in Mindanao. The group said that Hu skipping the already scheduled bilateral talks with Aquino in Vladivostok could be in protest of this latest display of American military posturing in the region.
The group reiterated that the country should peacefully and diplomatically assert its sovereignty over Philippine territories being claimed by China. But it said that effort to resolve the dispute through diplomatic means are being made ever more difficult by increasing presence of US military forces in the country as part of its announced “pivot” to Asia Pacific.
Last Friday, USS Hawaii, a Virginia class submarine docked at Subic Bay in Zambales for what the US embassy described as a “routine port call and goodwill visit”. There are now two American submarines docked at Subic following the arrival last September 3 of the USS Hawaii Frank Cable, an LY Spear class submarine, supposedly for a routine port call as well, In the previous months, two “fast attack” submarines – the nuclear – powered USS North Carolina and the USS Louisville – and the US’s largest hospital ship, the USNA Mercury, also docked at the former US naval base. At the Manila Bay, the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius also made a stop last August.
Meanwhile, US navy surveillance plane PC Orion flew ever the Davao Gulf from an airport in Cebu City to participate in a coast watch exercise with the Philippine Navy (PN) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) last week. Also recently, China expressed concern over US plans to build a missile defense system in Asia that is designed to contain the world’s second largest economy. The plan reportedly includes building a powerful early warning radar in the Philippines.
Bayan warned that while American and Filipino officials are justifying the increased US military presence in the country and in the region to ensure regional stability, the end-result could be a possible race fore military buildup between China and the US which could further destabilize the region.
Instead of peace and stability, Filipino are being exposed to an unnecessary conflict and insecurity, Bayan said. The increasingly frequent port visit by advanced American warship also put the country at risk of a nuclear disaster as these vessels are likely carrying nuclear weapons, which violates the country’s sovereignty and constitution.
Gregorio B. Dantes Jr.
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