Justice Antonio T. Carpio warns that China’s escalating diplomatic aggression may signal preparations to occupy Scarborough Shoal, urging legal action, international pressure, and stronger alliances to defend Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea.
Justice Carpio assesses the Philippines’ diplomatic approach to China, describing it as “unrequited love” that has failed to protect national interests in the West Philippine Sea and urging a principled, law‑based foreign policy instead.