PHILSTAR: ERNIE MACEDA
Roxas admitted there was no improvement in the bilateral relations because both sides are saying "that's ours." So there hasn't been any change. Trillanes failed. Roxas failed. Del Rosario also has not been able to get China to seriously talk. Even Pres Aquino failed to get an audience with President Hu Jintao at Vladivostok. Deadlocked what else can the Philippine government do? It looks like it will take years to solve this problem. It is clear that we have to wait for the change of Chinese leadership next year. Maybe China is also going to wait for a new Philippine leadership in 2016.
Roxas admitted there was no improvement in the bilateral relations because both sides are saying "that's ours." So there hasn't been any change. Trillanes failed. Roxas failed. Del Rosario also has not been able to get China to seriously talk. Even Pres Aquino failed to get an audience with President Hu Jintao at Vladivostok. Deadlocked what else can the Philippine government do? It looks like it will take years to solve this problem. It is clear that we have to wait for the change of Chinese leadership next year. Maybe China is also going to wait for a new Philippine leadership in 2016.