After Mideast, South China Sea threatens to become next proxy battleground
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News of France proposing that European navies patrol the South China Sea is a matter of serious concern. I urge all parties to learn from history.
I am worried that the South China Sea could be the next Lebanon, Syria or Afghanistan, where world powers fight proxy battles in someone else’s backyard.
We have much to lose if a larger country tramples over our region. We would do well to pre-empt this impending tragedy. The issue should be resolved at the Asean-China level.
Rodrigo Duterte, president-elect of the Philippines, might hold the key to cool rising temperatures if he plays the right card (“Beijing makes ‘friendly overture to Duterte’,” June 9).
Hua Tye Swee
Singapore
(From the Straits Times/ANN)
