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Philippines outnumbered as ‘largest China vessel swarm’ spotted near Thitu Island
He reported that up to 75 Chinese ships were spotted just 2.5 nautical miles (4.6km) off Thitu Island - "well within [the Philippines'] 12-nautical-mile territorial sea". Powell described this as ...
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China’s Huge Sea Buildup Dwarfs Philippine Push on Tiny Island
Manila is rushing to develop the 33-hectare Thitu Island, with the government planning to pour in billions of pesos to upgrade it. Just over 200 civilians and military personnel currently reside ...
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Thitu Island
The incident close to the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island was just the latest between the two nations in the disputed South China Sea. The U.S. vice president's visit to the Philippines has ...
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INQToday: PCG: Chinese Maritime militia vessels spotted in parts of West PH Sea
Six Chinese Maritime militia vessels were spotted in Rozul (Iroquois) Reef, while over 50 others were monitored within Pagasa (Thitu) Island during a maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight ...
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Pag-asa Island
Gregory Poling joins the podcast to go over recent events near Thitu Island in the South China Sea. The Diplomat talks with Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon about governing an area in the middle of the ...