The shoe is on the other foot in South China Sea dispute

By Yen Makabenta

Dec 02, 2023 12:08 am

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THE English idiom, 'the shoe is on the other foot,' perfectly captures the situation today in the South China Sea (SCS) and the continuing dispute between China and the Philippines over their respective claims in the sea region.

It simply means, according to Merriam-Webster and other English dictionaries, that a situation has changed to the opposite of what it was before.

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