Philippines Establishes New Command Center in Disputed South China Sea
The Philippine Coast Guard has unveiled its first dedicated command center in the Spratly island chain, a flashpoint in the disputed South China Sea, amidst ongoing confrontations with Chinese vessels.
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Philippines expands South China Sea footprint with permanent Thitu Island base
The Philippine Coast Guard unveiled on Thursday its first dedicated command centre in the Spratly island chain, a flashpoint in the disputed South China Sea that has been the site of repeated confrontations with Chinese vessels. The headquarters of a newly established coastguard district, formerly overseen from neighbouring Palawan, will cover an area of about 68,000 sq km (26,000 sq miles). A journalist travelling to the new command centre on Thitu Island, known as Pagasa in the Philippines,...
By Agence France-Presse
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