The power of China

In view of the recent Ministerial meetings in of ASEAN in Manila, is filled with oblique position on to where is where.

The impasse on the position of member countries to address the situation in the SCS, its vital trade route being threatened by China, is a major concern. Seems they cannot persuade China to end the militarization of the region, and its silence to address and compel this giant nation to respect their little neighbors is a sign of weakness.

The meetings were made to assert and infuse good relations with China, but in reality, the sensitive matter of obliging them to withdraw its reclamation and turn back  to make the region safe and without tension was not resolved, and there, the meeting  was short of its objective. Yet, it is viewed as the focus is to maintain at this time coordination and stability for the region that for now, trade and economy is the emphasis at the moment for security in trading with China as the main concern where every ASEAN member  is dependent on trade with them.

In view of the situation, the dependence of every ASEAN nation in China is a sign that we should not make problems at the moment, as such matter will have due repercussions in the future. By seeing ASEAN as powerless in this stage will compel us to re-route our energies in order to be not submissive to this giant economy, and we must go back to our lab and make some thinking and mappings of our course.

If ASEAN countries have shown weakness in this meeting, to
assert the rights, mostly the Philippines which is directly affected by its EEZ, then it's time for us  to craft solutions..

The problem we are facing with China is its global position as the factory of the world. Being weak and less in manufacturing, there is no means for us to fight back but economically.We will be at loss if China will be our foe in war war and economy, this is now the dictum of the times, China.

What should we do?

The Philippines must do something in the background. Make factories to equate China, infuse more capital investments, and entice foreign investors to flourish in the country and engage in technology transfers.

Are we capable of technology? Only the dead will say so negatively.  Our distancing on the position of entertaining technology in the country has been chronic ever since in our culture, and our continued self-degrading our capabilities is now hurting our economy and security for our future. We must start with technology and manufacturing amid this result of the ministerial meeting in Manila..

Our aim is to fight back China economically because we cannot face them in the SCS with rockets and bullets, economic instead. But how?

We must make a sacrifice.
There regulations in the government  hampers investments, business, trade, and commerce in the country. Our system has become unfriendly with business, and the atmosphere has become anti-investors. The rigorous regulations and requirements for business has become very difficult for both and small businesses, and the situation has been laggard for so long, that's why our economy have lost competitiveness with other nations in the regions, and we've lost substantial opportunities in foreign investments and opportunities because of these high regulations.

We must employ data of China in imports and exports, manufacturing, global products, that would fight and equalize them in every items and products they sell globally. If we can meet their records, then there is no reason that we cannot stop their bullies. Our willingness  to surpass the data of China is only upon us, in our government that would look into the matter and implement it.

Unless we have the spirit of competing with China in manufacturing, there will be no solution to the dominance and bully we receive from them. The atmosphere and culture that we should take now is the culture of statistics, we should always be mindful of data and records of China in order to maintain the direction of defeating them economically. Unless we do this, we can never be free from the clutches of the rich nations.