PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd should be cautious and not take unnecessary actions in relation to “rising tensions” between the United States and China because any reckless action will not only be costly diplomatically but also economically, a political analyst said on Friday.

Bobby Tuazon, director for policy studies of the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG), noted that the government should instead wait for the adjudication of the case currently pending before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.

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