The meeting comes a week after the global Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of the Philippines over China’s territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea. Others have taken to protesting outside KFC outlets in the country. A flotilla of five fishing boats festooned with Taiwanese flags also sailed to the island.
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ABS-CBN News reported that although there is no concrete proof of widespread protest in the mainland, some reports have stated that citizens in third tier cities are hanging banners in front of USA fast food chains like KFC asking people not to eat there. Reports on social media say customers have been accused of being unpatriotic and “losing face for their ancestors”. It said that while such random acts are an expression of patriotism, in the end they “do a disservice to the spirit of devotion to the nation”. “Those who organize such activities without going through the necessary procedures and unlawfully harass others in the name of patriotism should be held accountable according to the law”. Such actions are generally ascribed to the internet-savvy “angry youth” born in the 1980s or after and raised on a steady diet of aggressive nationalism. Protest in the streets, burn tires in front of the American Embassy?
Spokeswomen from Apple and KFC could not immediately be reached for comment. This will not change.”Richardson said he was supporting of the deepening of relations between the two navies.”But I will be continuously reassessing my support conditioned on continued safe and professional interactions at sea”.
“The Philippines continues along a diplomatic path to fully realize the EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) rights granted by the Arbitration Court – engaging in bilateral talks to find mutually acceptable arrangements to RP (Republic of the Philippines), PROC (People’s Republic of China); and consulting with our regional allies”, said Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella in a press release on Wednesday, July 20.
Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said that that Chinese officials had asked Manila for talks, but only if it disregarded last week’s ruling, which went overwhelmingly in The Philippines favor.
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Last week, the United Nations-backed Arbitral Tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands granted the Philippines sovereign rights over the disputed waters and debunked Beijing’s “nine-dash line” claim to nearly the entire South China Sea, including the West Philippine Sea.
