Why the West Philippine Sea matters to the Philippines

High-seas drama as Chinese warships hunt Filipino fishing boats in their own waters. Beijing is testing America's oldest Pacific ally with dangerous games of maritime chicken. With Philippine politics in flux, can Manila hold the line or will China fracture another US alliance?

Guest: Marites Vitug, Filipino Journalist & Author, editor-at-large for Rappler and chair of the Journalism for Nation Building Foundation

Reading Recommendations 

Rock Solid: How the Philippines Won Its Maritime Case Against China by Marites Vitug

The U.S. and China Are One Misstep Away From War by Chris Rosenbach and Chris Li
Face-Off: The U.S. vs. China is produced in partnership with ⁠Rowhome Productions⁠.

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