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the kind of independence that the likes of South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan to the position of
international respect and economic prestige that they enjoy today. In getting to where they are
those countries leadersthe Chiang family, the South Korean generals and Lee Kuan Yew
treated international institutions and foreign leaders with civility and maturity, not
insolence and bluster.
To keep its vulnerable economic development process going,
The Philippines needs to pursue an independent foreign policy that seeks to make new
friendships without straining or ending tried-and-tested ones.