China's Skewed View of South China Sea History

The dispute between China and the Philippines over ownership of the rocks and reefs variously known as Scarborough Shoal/Panatag Shoal/Huangyan Island is at one level very petty. But at another it demonstrates what can best be described blatantly racist bravado on the part of Beijing.

Manila would do well to learn up some of its own pre-Spanish history s…