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Strategic empathy from China key to Asia’s accommodation of its rise
From intimidation in the South China Sea to dealing with defaults under the Belt and Road Initiative, China can afford to switch gears to prioritise gaining regional goodwill.
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Chinese Coast Guard vessels firing water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel on March 5, 2024.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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In March 2024, Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Sindangan was involved in a skirmish with Chinese ships
Chinese ships had fired water cannon and tried to block off the Philippine contingent on a resupply mission to the Second Thomas Shoal, some 105 nautical miles west of the Philippine province of Palawan.
