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Scarborough Shoal: Will America Help The Philippines?
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 21:09
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Written by Richard Heydarian
Econintersect Introduction
With a new administration in Washington, DC, is there any chance that the U.S. will take a more active role in supporting Filipino interests against the aggressive moves of China? Specifically, will the claims of Beijing to the Scarborough Shoal, located well with the 200-mile territorial limits (aka exclusive economic zone) of the Philippines, be more vigorously defended by Washington? China is building what appear to be military bases there (pictured below).
Source: http://econintersect.com/pages/opinion/opinion.php?post=201703292253
