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Mar 21, 2017
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A submerged extinct volcanic ridge at least 3,000 meters underwater that is 350 km. east of the Philippines’ coast appears likely to be the next flashpoint between Manila and Beijing, at least partly because the Duterte administration is at sea over strategy.

On March 9, Delfin Lorenzana, the Philippines Defense Secretary, told reporters that satellite p…

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