Building a China Military Base In Philippine Territory Is An Act Of War

by: desertknightfm- Rhojel



China has at least 10 bases outside its borders.

The Act Of War

The act of war is an action by one country against another with an intention to provoke a war or an action that occurs during a declared war or armed conflict between military forces of any origin.

An act of war in the traditional, historical sense was understood to mean any act by a State that would effectively terminate the normal international law of peacetime and activate the international law of war. The decision was invariably that of the target State and was generally preceded by a statement warning that certain act would be considered acts of war and would trigger hostilities. Belligerent and neutral States also used the term.

Belligerents would interpret as acts of war any action that seemed to assist the enemy; neutrals, any infringement of their neutrality. In 1945, the United Nation Charter banned the first use of force, putting an end to declarations of war. Article 2(4) of the Charter states: " All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state."
China's Invasion to Philippine Sea is an Act of War.

Termination of the International Law (ITLOS)

The China belief that China Sea including the West Philippine Sea are part of their country and their claims is based on the 9 dash line map made by their leaders suffering from the delusion of grandeur. All Asean nations including China amend the International Law Of the Sea to prevent any aggressive act between claimants, while determining each sea boundary the Code Of Conduct was signed to stop any activity of any claimants in a disputed part of their Exclusive Economic Zone.

When expert found out that China Sea is reached in Energy Source, China suddenly disregards all agreement and even the ITLOS and start invading by deploying their Navy all over the disputed waters and expanding Air Defense Zone to secure their new territory. They are also starting to make a great wall of china in the sea by making artificial island to serve as a base and one example of this is the ongoing land reclamation and construction in one of the Philippine reefs the Mabini Reef.

Violation of Moral Law

Based on Indian principles, the Mahabharata describes a discussion between ruling brothers concerning what constitutes acceptable behavior on a battlefield.

One should not attack chariots with the cavalry; chariot warriors should attack chariots. One should not assail someone in distress, neither to scare him nor to defeat him ... War should be waged for the sake of conquest; one should not be enraged toward an enemy who is not trying to kill him.

China attacked the Vietnam fishing boat by ramming it with their coast guard vessel and firing water cannon on it causing one of its fishing boat to sink. The use of water cannon of a military boats to any civilian boat which also they do to our fisherman are considered an act of war and blocking any boat in our undisputed water trigger hostilities to Western Philippine Sea.

An example from the Deuteronomy 20:19–20 limits the amount of acceptable collateral and environmental damage:

When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege: Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.

China reclamation or building a man made island in Mabini Reef destroy the corals which are the breeding ground of all fish in the area and may affect Fishing industries of all ASEAN countries.

 Imposing Treat

The undergoing construction of Military Base in Mabini reef is an act of war and can be a future threat to our cities and provinces. There are those politics, scholars, bussinessmen, and even militaries who say: “We cannot risk war with China.” In truth and in fact, we are already at war with China. The Holy Temple and City of Jerusalem was easily invaded and destroy by Roman Centurion because Jewish Politician and Generals argue and fighting each other for the welfare of their country, unknowingly their enemy is preparing for a siege outside the wall. The history of the fall of Jerusalem is now happening to our country. We are so busy doing politics and fighting each other for the good of our nation while we are under attack by China. If this construction of China's Military base will be completed all of us People of the Philippine will be held responsible for our sons, daughters and even grandchilds' liberty because we failed to do something to protect Democracy against the threat of Communism. Thus China's military base may also support the local communist in their fight  against our present form of government.

China can never and ever engage with the principle of democratic leaders because their ancestors are followers and believers of Mao Tse Tung and one of their beliefs is that "Political Power grows from the barrel of a gun." and diplomacy for them is just only a tool to deceive their enemy because "all warfare is based on deception." Sun Tzu.

Not participating to ITLOS and disregarding what will be the decision of the UN Tribunal are expected behavior from Chinese leaders, because they know that in a democratic country diplomacy and the rule of law is our greatest tools to resolve a conflict and they will and never buy or adopt this policy because they are a communist country.

Principle of Building Military Base

Military bases have only two purposes: To use as defenses from enemy attack; or to attack enemies. No nation is attacking China. As such, China cannot justify the construction of these bases by claiming that it needs them for self-defense. These bases are deep in Philippine territory, in commandeered atolls and islands in violation of international and civilized laws. China’s aggressiveness clearly indicates its nefarious plan to use these bases for coercive, attacking  purposes.

Act of Self Defense

Article 51 of the UN Charter states the following:

Article 51: Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of collective or individual self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to maintain international peace and security. Measures taken by members in exercise of this right of self-defence shall be immediately reported to the Security Council and shall not in any way affect the authority and responsibility of the Security Council under the present Charter to take at any time such action as it deems necessary in order to maintain or restore international peace and security.

Right to Self Defense

The right of self-defense (accrding to U.S. law) (also called, when it applies to the defense of another, alter ego defense, defense of others, defense of a third person) is the right for civilians or states acting on their own behalf to engage in a level of violence, called reasonable force or defensive force, for the sake of defending one's own life or the lives of others, including, in certain circumstances, the use of deadly force.

Ramming of fishing boat, firing water cannon, blocking commercial vessels, incursion, invasion and construction of military base into West Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone are considered a war of aggression or war of conquest and the Government is mandated to defend its sovereignty. If China's invasion and hostile act will not be contained the political, economic, and interest of all ASEAN countries will be affected even the international community. The Philippine government should stand off and do what is necessary to be done. If there is illegal construction in our territory then arrest and jailed the offender like we did to those Chinese poachers. We should act to stop building their base to stop incursion and invasion and if ever they fire their barrel on us then the right for self defense should be applied and we should not rely so much to other countries to defend us. Our armed forces maybe lack of hardware to fight China but we can win the war if all Filipino will fight up to the last breath to defend our sovereignty.

Communist State

The dispute in the sea is not just only a matter of economic interest but a global political power. Once China invaded the sea the next target will be the shore until they control all Asian Countries and turned it into a Communist State. Once they drill oil from the China Sea, it will be the start of their power and political influence around the world. If all our allied countries will not going to stop China's invasion and support the Philippine in her fight for freedom of navigation and respect of the international law then Democracy in Asia might not be heard no more if we lost the fight.