Manila Settles For Humble Pie in the South China Sea
Was there an agreement or not
By: Viswa Nathan
There has long been concern that the Philippine government under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., is not united on its foreign policy, especially vis-à-vis China. This situation came to a head in mid-June, after sea-born Chinese militia boarded a Philippine ship and went into a fistfight with seamen bringing supplies to soldiers statio…
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