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"The Philippines must ensure that it adopts, as much as possible, an equi-balancing strategy towards ..." — Miriam Defensor-Santiago
The Philippines must ensure that it adopts, as much as possible, an equi-balancing strategy towards both China and America. To push back against Chinese adventurism by deepening Philippine dependence on another power runs counter to the very logic of protecting its national sovereignty.
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