Chinese ambitions for US allies prompts Washington security summit with Japan, Philippines

China continues to press claims over waterways and fishing shoals around the Philippines, prompting increased military and security focus on the country.

First reported by MEMRI's China Media Studies Project, China put a spotlight on its feud with the Philippines last week when the state-owned outlet China Daily published an opinion piece that claimed World War III could break out over disputes with the South East Asian nation.  Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news. 

"Only a handful of leaders in the Philippines, ignoring the increasing challenges, such as rising prices, at home, are stirring up the extreme sentiments of the people by feeding them anti-China rhetoric," naval historian Yang Xiao wrote. "What they don’t realize is that once the "Sarajevo gunshot" is fired in Asia, the innocent people in East and Southeast Asian countries will become the biggest victims of war."