. . . Arias threw a bucket of cold water when he stated: The fault for our crisis does not lie with the United States, but with us, the Latin Americans.
The economies of the Philippines and the United States would bounce back in 2009 despite the global financial crisis, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney said.
When American ships and planes blatantly charge within the twelve nautical miles from China’s islands and reefs, many Chinese feel that even though we carry only a slingshot in our hands, we cannot simply stand by indifferently.