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Naiwasan ang isang posibleng malaking sakuna matapos matuklasan ng mga operatiba ng Makati City Police Station ang isang live fragmentation grenade, high-powered firearm at mga hinihinalang ilegal na droga sa isang condominium unit sa Barangay Palanan nitong gabi ng Agosto 15.

Feeling under the weather

Gongfu tea and raising goldfish are my two main practices, when I saw Purple Cloud TH had these of course I had to get it. Now I have something to bridge my two hobbies. I feel so complete now.

Cups are 30 ml, gold rimmed with painted goldfish motifs, Paper thin, delicate, beautiful.

Christening it to the table with an Eight Immortals (八仙) dancong, a sample provided with the order brewed in my little shuiping also from PCTH.

That was the blunt message from Victor Gao, a former Chinese diplomat, as he defended China’s use of water cannons against vessels it considers to have entered waters under Beijing’s control.
Gao compared the situation to someone crossing a fence onto another person’s property, arguing that China believes it has the right to drive intruders away.

“If you want to move into my side of the fence, of course I have legitimacy in driving you out,” Gao said.

He then argued that China has multiple options available but has chosen water cannons, suggesting those on the receiving end should consider themselves fortunate.

“I think you should be very blessed, you should be very happy,” he said.

Gao went further, warning against pushing China into using something beyond water cannons: “Come on, you do not want to try that.”

The comments carry particular weight amid continuing maritime tensions involving China and neighboring countries in the South China Sea, a strategically important waterway in Southeast Asia where competing territorial and maritime claims have repeatedly led to confrontations.

Gao’s remarks represent his position and should not be confused with a legal determination over ownership of disputed waters. China’s sweeping maritime claims in the South China Sea overlap with those of several neighboring states and remain heavily contested.

But his choice of words leaves little ambiguity about the message he wanted to send: from his perspective, the water cannon is restraint — and challenging China further could bring a much harsher response.

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Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. accused China of using “disinformation through avoidance,” hitting back at Beijing over its latest statement on the arrest of Chinese nationals in the Philippines and more than 100 Filipinos in China. Full story

🇵🇭 | Japanese arms magazine reported that the Philippine Army has shown interest in acquiring Japanese land-based equipment, such as the Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle (MCV) and the Type 10 Main Battle Tank (MBT). There's a likelihood that it will be exported soon to the Philippine Army. This comes after Israel continues to delay the delivery of the Sabrah Light Tanks, Japan could become an alternative to Israeli-made armored vehicles for the Philippines.

The magazine also reported the Abukuma-class Destroyer Escorts upcoming transfer to the Philippine Navy, after it's retirement in 2027.

https://armsweb.jp/report/7179.html

The fact that so many people are glorifying china (especially genz) is crazy. They think china is a great rich and free country. No country is the good guy.