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April Review 

In order to have the most current information, I am sorting through the internet for details and stories which I may have missed during the month. From the oldest to the recent these are items of importance in The Philippians struggles with China. 

• “We are not the aggressors” in the West Philippine Sea, says 
• The Philippians. “China in for a rude awakening,” says The Philippians National Security Council. 
• President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the Philippines would implement unspecified “countermeasures”

China-Philippines relations heat up.  

Chinese Coast Guard harass Filipino Fisherfolk in the Philippians Exclusive Economic Zone,    

Philippians Information Agency: The Philippians are not provoking China! China is the aggressor, and the people of the region are paying the price.*

US, Japan, and The Philippians create a Trilateral agreement in face of China’s aggression. 

Marcos limits US military to bases it already leased in a bid to slow down escalation with Xi.

Unsecured Chinese Site. Open at your own discretion. Be careful. China addresses the “Gentleman’s Agreement” it claims to have had with the previous Philippine Administration

Marcos says he is “Horrified” that such a secret “Gentleman’s Agreement” might exist.

Duterte confirms that there is no “Gentleman’s Agreement” with China.

The Philippians National Task Force – West Philippine Sea ramps up strategy to combat Chinese Misinformation. 

Duterte says the West Philippine Sea issue is “propaganda” to drag the Philippines into a US-China war. Watch embedded video for your own determination. 

Chinese students in the Philippines prompt questions of risk to National Security. 

G7 calls out China!

US deploys mid-range missile system in Northern Philippians for the first time.  

Trilateral Agreement about more than Chinese Aggression in the South China Sea.