Philippines: Coast Guard To Upgrade South China Sea Monitoring

Eurasia Review

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By Jojo Riñoza and Jeoffrey Maitem

The Philippine Coast Guard said Wednesday that it planned to upgrade its station on Pag-asa (Thitu), an island in the South China Sea, to improve monitoring in contested waters where Manila has complained about incursions by hundreds of Chinese ships.

Adm. George Ursabia Jr., the head of...

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