Philippines feels the economic cost of standing up to China - CSMonitor.com

Philippines feels the economic cost of standing up to China - CSMonitor.com ;..  Philippine economy, which is dependent on a steady Chinese demand for its products.

The two countries have been locked in a tense standoff since April 10, when a Philippine naval ship attempted to arrest Chinese fishermen working off what is known internationally as the Scarborough Shoal. The Philippines claims the territory is within its exclusive economic zone, but China claims sovereignty over it, and Chinese ships blocked the arrest, ordering the Philippine ship to leave.

China issues warnings on Philippines - Yahoo! News Singapore

China issues warnings on Philippines - Yahoo! News Singapore ;..  The Philippines, which admits to having an extremely weak military, has repeatedly said it wants to solve the stand-off over the shoal through diplomatic means.

But it has also said it secured a pledge from the United States, its main military ally, to protect the Philippines from attacks in the South China Sea.

A coalition of Filipino activist groups is planning to hold rallies at Chinese embassies around the world on Friday to support the Philippines in the dispute.

I found a different species at The Next Web 2012 | New Europe

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Latest China HearsayTrue Confusion: China Anti-counterfeiting Strategy of True Religion Puzzles MeI think with some brand owners, who are understandably frustrated with counterfeiters, there is a tendency sometimes to put some numbers up on the scoreboard, even if the entire exercise is meaningless. Such was my reaction to this story in the LA Times:
Southern California designer jeans maker True Religion Apparel Inc. has won a $864-million court judgment against online Chinese counterfeiters, but actually getting that money will be a battle.
The Vernon company, whose jeans can go for near...

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