"Remote Island in South China Sea Becomes Philippines' New Monitoring Base"
TL;DR
The residents of Thitu Island, a remote speck of land in the South China Sea controlled by the Philippines, are facing increasing assertiveness from China. China's fishing militia regularly swarms the waters near Thitu, and a Chinese military base has emerged on the horizon in the past decade.
Topics:top-newsinternational-relations#china#chinese-fishing-militia#international-relations#philippines#south-china-sea#thitu-island
- On a Tiny Island in the Middle of Nowhere, 250 People Are Fending Off China The Wall Street Journal
- Philippine coast guard constructs new surveillance base in the South China Sea to monitor Chinese vessels Fox News
- Philippines builds new coast guard station on island in South China Sea Reuters
- Philippines opens South China Sea monitoring base DW (English)
- The Philippines opens a new monitoring base on a remote island in the disputed South China Sea ABC News
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