The PLA Navy was during the Cold War a brown water navy. But during the 1990s the Chinese navy had a massive refleeting partly in response to the Taiwanese trysting with the idea of a permanent split from the Motherland. During the same time, the Philippine Navy’s assets were barely improved. The modernisation of the [...]
Tapewormic
March 5, 2009 By 11 Comments

I don’t understand all this teeth-gnashing and soul-searching with regard to Hillary Clinton’s decision not to visit Manila in her first trip to the region as U.S. Secretary of State. We even go as far as seeking company in our perceived “humiliation” by inducting Thailand — that other “major non-NATO ally” — into our club [...]
(Video) President Gloria Arroyo Meets Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
February 9, 2009 By 2 Comments
Recent Comments