Ej Lopez
Many Filipinos, including this writer, are having apprehensions regarding the possibility of an armed confrontation with China. The world cannot afford to have another conflict that would ruin the current economic progress that Asia is enjoying. For aside from the political chaos it will create, the economic malady it is bound to engender will surely bring about unimaginable tragedy in our time. While the Philippines is intent on claiming the territories it rightfully owns, it should also consider other avenues that would settle these issues with China in as sober a manner as possible.