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South China Sea tensions

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on South China Sea tensions.

  1. Phl, Vietnam firm up strategic alliance

    Phl, Vietnam firm up strategic alliance

    The Philippines and Vietnam elevated ties to an Enhanced Strategic Partnership, boosting defense, maritime security, trade and tourism cooperation amid South…

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  3. While the dignitaries toasted democracy in a luxury ballroom, the alliance did its real talking here. Balikatan, like the freight rail, is infrastructure. America is building. And every formation, every drill, every clinked glass says the same thing: pick a side.

    Uncle Sam sends a gift

    The US is done treating the Philippines like a junior partner. It wants Manila as a frontline state in a realignment that’s already underway.

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  4. From sports shirt to business suit diplomacy

    From sports shirt to business suit diplomacy

    ASEAN, founded in 1967 to promote regional cooperation and peace, now faces the “ASEAN paradox” — balancing economic integration with rising geopolitical…

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  5. U.S. jitters rise

    U.S. jitters rise

    It presented a scenario where Duterte’s allies gain more influence in Congress and Vice President Sara Duterte survives the impeachment trial.

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  6. Grateful for friends as fierce as foes

    Grateful for friends as fierce as foes

    Teodoro stressed that the Philippine position on the West Philippine Sea ‘is not a function of Sino-American strategic rivalry; it is caused by the overreach…

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  7. PH Navy denies China patrol claim

    PH Navy denies China patrol claim

    ‘News like this are part of the Chinese Communist Party’s information operations to manage internal dissent or sway international opinion in their favor.’

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