Clarita Carlos advises ‘critical engagement’ with China on West Philippine Sea

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Photo shows professor Clarita Carlos speaking at the SMNI Presidential Debates on February 15, 2022.

Screengrab / SMNI News on YouTube

 

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 5:11 p.m.) — Retired political science professor Clarita Carlos, who has been named the next national security advisor, said that the country should maintain its “critical” stance on the maritime dispute.

 

Carlos accepted the offer of president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday evening and will be taking the post over from former armed forces chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr. 

 

She discussed “wide-ranging issue areas” with Marcos Jr., including how the country would navigate its relations with China on the waters, which had been a subject of a territorial dispute.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/09/2187211/clarita-carlos-advises-critical-engagement-china-west-philippine-sea

 

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[RanongCat]

Needed declare of National interest . Not aggression, but "engaged". Nice politics.