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Plans for new US naval base in the Philippines

Jason StrotherSeptember 24, 2014

The Philippines and China are locked in a territorial dispute in the South China Sea. The region is important for shipping, holds rich fishing grounds and unexplored oil reserves. The island of Palawan in the west Philippines is at the forefront of the tensions. Now a new US naval base could be established there, not to everyone's liking.

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