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Joint exercise including 17,000 troops from the USA and the #Philippines to take place in contested area in the #SouthChinaSea .
Australia and France will also join the exercise.
An overview of the area including strategically important locations.
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The #Brahmos missile raises the cost of #China ’s adventurism in the #SouthChinaSea . I’d like to know why the #US hasn’t been selling such missiles to the #Philippines and, for that matter, #Taiwan .
The reason for the #Philippines not to participate in the ongoing Western Pacific Naval Symposium #WPNS is unknown. Manilla has consistently played as the “victim” while making provocations at #SouthChinaSea to gain sympathy, it cannot be ruled out that the Philippines
Pathway to sovereignty. From skipping necessary drills in the #SouthChinaSea to skipping the China-hosted Western Pacific Naval Symposium, the #Philippines has come a long way. #China is actively pushing its neighbors away from itself!
Ivan 🇵🇭🇻🇦 Pitz Defense Analysis
#China is waging three proxy wars at the moment, and it is now acting as if it wants to fight a war itself—against the #Philippines and #America in the #SouthChinaSea . We are one incident away from #WorldWarIII . Maria Bartiromo
Here comes another Global Times article for our daily digest of jokes. According to this article, G7 states are just stooges of the US & that China's claims in the #SouthChinaSea are 'legitimate & reasonable'. Say what? Solomon Yue Midnight Rider 1776 🦅🇺🇲🇮🇱💙🎗️🇹🇼🇭🇰 1/2
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#China has recently escalated its coercive actions against the #Philippines in the #SouthChinaSea . But are these heightened tensions actually benefiting Beijing? Has China maxed out on the efficacy of its grey zone tactics? #Commentary by Mateusz Chatys👇
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This is China for you which believes the entire #SouthChinaSea is its lake & has turned the entire region into a heavily militarised zone. China has illegally captured territories & has turned them into military & naval outposts 1/2 Solomon Yue Pitz Defense Analysis Ivan 🇵🇭🇻🇦
A joint drill conducted by the #Philippines and the #US forces starting from Monday threatens regional stability and further stirs up tension in the #SouthChinaSea , analysts say. bit.ly/4aGhEAY
Importance of Malacca Strait lies in its trade. And to secure this trade, #CCP needs to secure critical areas of #SouthChinaSea .
And to secure SCS, Filipino territories must be taken! Know that CCP isn't here for territory, but for the gains that come with it! Pitz Defense Analysis
#China accuses the Philippines of 'stoking tensions' in the #SouthChinaSea by bringing in external parties into the region. But wasn't China flexing muscles & hurting Filipino sailors a while back? Was that not aggression? Thea Tan Ilshat H. Kokbore 伊利夏提 1/3
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