marga ortigas reports. >> this service from china radio international 50 years old but it's facing challengingsurvey aims to bridge cultural divide among chinese and filipino people. and to enhance their friendship and mutual understanding. >> reporter: that might be the mission at cri's editorial meetings but the divide between china and the philippines has never seemed wider. china is shaking up the region by be building controversial islands in the south china sea. it's been over a year since the philippine government brought the lawsuit. china has refused to participate in the process insisting it has indispoous annalindisputable rights to the water. speak country to country without what it calls outside interference. filipino classes have recently been added to the beijing university a school known for creating diplomats. it aims to develop an entire course. >> it would be easy to stop the problem if you so speak the local language. >> reporter: when he's not at work at china radio leo teaching his native martial arts. doing his bit for racial relations. >> politics is not so pleasant hmm

marga ortigas al jazeera singapore. . >> eye sac stone fish is the editor of foreign policy magazine. he joins me from washington. isaac thank you for joining us. you say when it comes to china's action he in the south china sea, might makes right. that sounds light a bit of rationalization for appeasement and woig conflict in the face of china's new congregation. are you not -- chinese new aggression. >> i think it's very difficult to assign who's right and who's wrong in international relation is. and i think way these things always get played out is who's the stronger power and what ability do they have to affect change. carter's comments about how china is out of step with international norms, is important to mention because the international norms in the entire asia pacific region come from the united states who has been the predominant power in the region since the end of world war ii. now china that is becoming a powerhouse, it wants to change that. >> pro voting beijing in the south china sea will only back fire on washington, when china declares an air defense zone in the sou