A glimpse of what it’s like for the Filipino coast guard on the front lines of multiple geopolitical conflicts in one of the most fiercely contested seas.
China recently deployed navy and coast guard ships in a cluster of uninhabited sandbars in the disputed South China Sea amid concerns that the Philippines may build structures on them, two Filipino security officials said Tuesday. The government, however, said the issue was quickly resolved amid the Asian neighbors’ friendlier ties.
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