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Opinion: 5 questions about China that Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate needs to answer

Market Watch 05 Dec 2023
A small number of Philippine troops live on a boat that is grounded on the reef. Manila has tried to supply construction materials to fortify the ship, but China’s military, coast guard, and maritime militia have interfered with these efforts. Leaders in Washington and Manila are ...
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War novelist plans book launch

News & Record 05 Dec 2023
SUSIE C. SPEAR. Staff Reporter. GREENSBORO — Success, whether in war or in writing, requires courage, and it's a trait in the very fiber of award-winning author and U.S ... Deutermann trained to operate Swift class gunboats, then shipped to Manila and trained Philippine sailors to use the boats to battle Pirates in Manila Bay and waters off Corregidor ... .
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War novelist P.T. Deutermann, who lives in the Triad, plans book launch in Greensboro

News & Record 05 Dec 2023
Susan Spear. GREENSBORO — Success, whether in war or in writing, requires courage, and it’s a trait in the very fiber of award-winning author and U.S ... Season's meetings ... Deutermann trained to operate Swift class gunboats, then shipped to Manila and trained Philippine sailors to use the boats to battle Pirates in Manila Bay and waters off Corregidor ... .
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Philippines says more than 135 Chinese boats ‘swarming’ reef off its coast

The News International 04 Dec 2023
MANILA ... “No response was made to the radio challenges issued by the PCG (Philippine Coast Guard) to the CMM vessels which is now estimated to have grown to more than 135 vessels dispersed and scattered within Julian Felipe Reef,” Manila´s coast guard said, describing the boats´ presence as “alarming” and “illegal”.
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US ally warns of 'swarm of Chinese ships

Beijing News 04 Dec 2023
Manila considers Julian Felipe, as well as many other islets, atolls and reefs in the area it calls the West Philippine Sea, part of its exclusive economic zone ... Beijing has repeatedly rejected Manila's accusations of "illegal" fishing and coral harvesting, insisting that its boats operate in areas under its sovereignty or in international waters.
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Keenly watching, listening

Manila Standard 04 Dec 2023
The number of Chinese boats believed manned by militia personnel has increased to more than 135 from 111 in November, scattered within the boomerang-shaped Julian Felipe Reef, 320 kms from the Palawan shoreline ... Thus far, the Chinese Embassy in Manila has not commented on the presence of Chinese boats and the two Philippine vessels in the area.
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US ally warns of ‘swarm’ of Chinese ships

Russia Today 04 Dec 2023
Manila considers Julian Felipe, as well as many other islets, atolls and ... Beijing has repeatedly rejected Manila’s accusations of “illegal” fishing and coral harvesting, insisting that its boats operate in areas under its sovereignty or in international waters.
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China accuses US Navy ship of violating its sovereignty

The Hill 04 Dec 2023
China has accused a U.S. Navy ship of violating its sovereignty after the USS Gabrielle Giffords appeared near the Second Thomas Shoal, a submerged reef in the South China Sea ... The Philippine’s ships were headed toward the Second Thomas Shoal when Manila’s supply boat and coastguard ship were hit, the nation’s Secretary of Defense said ....
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Philippines says more than 135 Chinese boats 'swarming' reef off its coast

Urdu Point 03 Dec 2023
Manila, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Dec, 2023) The Philippines said Sunday more than 135 Chinese vessels were "swarming" a reef off its coast, describing the boats' growing presence as "alarming" ... said, describing the boats' presence as "alarming" and "illegal".
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Chinese boats 'swarm' reef

The Manila Times 03 Dec 2023
"No response was made to the radio challenges issued by the PCG (Philippine Coast Guard) to the CMM vessels, which are now estimated to have grown to more than 135 vessels dispersed and scattered within Julian Felipe Reef," Manila's Coast Guard said, describing the boats' presence as "alarming" and "illegal.".
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Philippines: More Than 135 Chinese Boats 'Swarming' Reef Off Its Coast

Voa News 03 Dec 2023
"No response was made to the radio challenges issued by the PCG (Philippine Coast Guard) to the CMM vessels which is now estimated to have grown to more than 135 vessels dispersed and scattered within Julian Felipe Reef," Manila's coast guard said, describing the boats' presence as "alarming" and "illegal.”.
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Philippines accuses Chinese vessels of ‘swarming’ reef off its coast

Al Jazeera 03 Dec 2023
Coastguard officials described the growing number of boats off the coast of Whitsun Reef, which the Philippines calls Julian Felipe Reef, as an “alarming development”, on Sunday.Keep reading ... When the coastguard deployed two patrol boats to the area, officials noted the number had increased to 135 boats, from the counted 111 on November 13.
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Philippines accuses China of swarming reef in South China Sea

Saudi Gazette 03 Dec 2023
MANILA — The Philippines has accused China of “swarming” a reef off its coast after more than 135 military boats were spotted in the South China Sea.The coast guard said the boats were “dispersed ....
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Fresh off the vote

The Manila Times 03 Dec 2023
Four hundred years earlier, Filipino seafarers got off the bigger boats of the Manila Galleon Trade era, landing in Morro Bay, California ... Another Garcia, this time from San Juan, Metro Manila, became the first member of the New Zealand Parliament of Filipino origin to win an electorate seat this year under the National Party.
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