U.S.-China War Over Sea Reefs Won’t Happen, Philippines Says
- Philippines Defense Secretary speaks in interview in Manila
- Questions whether U.S. can block China in disputed waters
Why China's Territorial Disputes Could Mean War
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Fears that U.S. President Donald Trump will start a war with China over disputed territory in the South China Sea are overblown, according to Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.
“I don’t think it will happen," Lorenzana, 68, who spent more than a decade as defense attaché and war veteran’s representative in Washington, said in an interview at his Camp Aguinaldo headquarters in Manila on Thursday. “Trump is a businessman and he knows that if war breaks out, businesses will suffer."