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Manila’s high-stakes balancing act in the South China Sea
The Philippines must find a balance between ‘assertive transparency’ and diplomacy as it confronts a militarily more powerful China in defending its maritime claims.
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A Chinese coast guard ship (right) colliding with a Philippine government agency vessel near Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea on Aug 25.
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As tensions between the Philippines and China escalate across flashpoints in the South China Sea, name-calling and accusations against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s government for stoking these confrontations have multiplied.
