There are some realities that the Philippines must face with regard to the Chinese ships that frequent our waters.

One major reality is that the Philippine Navy and the Philippine Coast Guard combined cannot engage the Chinese Navy in any kind of hostilities. The Philippines has about as much hope of defeating their Chinese counterparts in a shooting war as the Philippine national team has of upending the Chinese national team in the Olympics, the Asian Games, or the FIBA Asiad.

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