The US military is in talks to develop a civilian port in the remote northernmost islands of the Philippines, the local governor and two other officials said, a move that would boost American access to strategically located islands facing Taiwan.
The U.S. military is in talks to develop a civilian port in the remote northernmost islands of the Philippines, the local governor and two other officials told Reuters, a move that would boost American access to strategically located islands facing Taiwan. U.S. military involvement in the proposed port in the Batanes islands, less than 200 km (125 miles) from Taiwan, could stoke tensions at a time of growing friction with China and a drive by Washington to intensify its longstanding defence treaty engagement with the Philippines. The Bashi Channel between those islands and Taiwan is considered a choke point for vessels moving between the western Pacific and the contested South China Sea and a key waterway in the case of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
The United States is exploring civilian port in Philippines' northern islands to boost American access to strategically located islands amid China tensions
Manila, Aug 29 (EFE).- Typhoon Saola threatens to fully hit the Batanes Islands in the extreme north of the Philippines as it gains strength until it becomes a super typhoon with wind gusts of more than 200 kmph, local authorities said Tuesday. The country’s meteorological agency said in its forecast that the typhoon, about 180 …