By Jason Miks
Southeast Asian nations are like ‘mosquitoes’ that need to be taught a lesson, according to the Global Times, which is published by the official Chinese Communist Party’s People’s Daily.
‘The Philippines, pretending to be weak and innocent, declared that mosquitoes are not wary of the power of the Chinese elephant,’ a writer using the pseudonym Long Tao (meaning ‘way of the dragon’) says. ‘The elephant should stay restrained if mosquitoes behave themselves well. But it seems like we have a completely different story now given the mosquitoes even invited an eagle (the United States) to come to their ambitious party. I believe the constant military drill and infringement provide no better excuse for China to strike back.’
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