Ej Lopez
The prevailing fracas and conflict we are currently facing with China brings to fore the six-million-dollar question, “Are we ready to engage in an armed conflict?” Even without going to the process of examining our inert potential to create or commit ourselves in an armed conflict with China, readily our response is, “we are not!” China’s imposing presence is enough to bring chills to any nation of the world, capable of fighting back or otherwise. The act of “tactical bullying” is not meant to provoke us to “bring it on” in terms of military or armed confrontation, but rather have us submit to their whims and caprices relative to the exploitation of the natural resources of disputed waters.