Air War in Southeast Asia (tension between China & Philippines)

Not decreasing the tension between China and the Philippines on a territorial dispute in the South China Sea which commits the two countries in a situation dangerous stall diplomatic / military that has gone on for almost a month. The Chinese authorities have suspended tourism trips to the Philippines and in Manila warned Chinese citizens to stay away from the streets of the city in anticipation of a massive anti-Chinese demonstration planned for this weekend. Beijing has also formally warned that Manila will be held responsible for the safety of Chinese citizens in the Philippines accused the Philippine government to encourage the growing wave of popular anti-Chinese. To exacerbate tensions between the two countries and fomenting nationalism on both sides were the hardest editorial appeared in the Chinese press, which state that China was also ready for war in order to defend what it considers its legitimate maritime spaces. The diplomatic row between the two countries began last month when a Philippine warship tried to stop Chinese vessels were fishing near the Scarborough Shoal, a remote lagoon in the South China Sea is considered by Beijing to Manila to be part integral of their respective territories. The various territorial disputes in the South China Sea area have re-emerged strongly in recent years because of increasing demands and aggressive Chinese waters which are of strategic importance to all nations of Southeast Asia. Brunei, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam all have open disputes with Beijing. The territorial conflict between these countries are not new. In the past, diplomatic but also military clashes have already inflamed and sometimes the rich waters of the South China Sea that are home to many oil and gas fields that are coveted by all the growing economies of South-East Asia. The United States, although publicly they seem to be trying to distance themselves from the territorial disputes in the region, are supplying the allied countries in the area of ​​weapons and military instruction that caused the anger and concern of the Chinese government. Recently, Washington has engaged in military exercises with Vietnam and the Philippines which China has responded by participating in a massive war game with the Russian navy in the waters west of Japan. In an attempt to find a diplomatic solution to tensions regional ASEAN (the Association of South-East Asian Nations) has set a deadline for reaching an agreement by next July, when Thailand will assume the leadership of the organization in rotation . Political analysts, however, believe there is little hope that the nations of Southeast Asia to agree quickly on the creation of a binding code of conduct setting out clear of maritime boundaries. China always prefers a bilateral approach to resolve its disputes to fully exploit its economic and political and other countries aim to reach a compromise through the ASEAN groped pressure to limit the instruments in the hands of Beijing. According to political analysts, China will try to make ASEAN binding resolutions do not come out but only a weak and ambiguous statement of intent. The diplomats of the Philippines and Vietnam but they would be lobbying the Thai government to force him to confront the issue head-on when taking over the leadership of ASEAN. Tensions between China and the Philippines may be a consequence of the ongoing diplomatic battle between the nations of Southeast Asia. Showing the muscles Beijing was seeking to influence policy discussions with the aim to ease the pressure on his position. The Philippines, strong military alliance with the United States, does not seem to have intention to sell even at the risk of feeding a worrying escalation of tensions.