WASHINGTON (Bloomberg): China is building up several unoccupied land features in the South China Sea, according to Western officials, an unprecedented move they said was part of Beijing’s long-running effort to strengthen claims to disputed territory in a region critical to global trade.
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By Philip J. Heijmans (Bloomberg) — China is building up several unoccupied land features in the South China Sea, according to Western officials, which they said was part of Beijing’s long-running.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Presidential Photo) MANILA - For the past six years, the Duterte administration has secured the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty, as well as its vast maritime borders, through the acquisition of new equipment and patrols, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Monday. In his presentation at the Duterte Legacy Summit, Lorenzana said 6,958 naval surface and 6,432 maritime air patrols were held to assert the country's sovereignty. "Tayo ay aktibong sinisiguro ng ating territorial integrity at sovereignty sa pamamagitan ng mga detection, identification, at interdiction efforts. Nagsagawa tayo ng mga naval surface patrols at maritime air patrols (We are actively securing our territorial integrity and sovereignty through our detection, identification, and interdiction efforts. We also have conducted naval surface patrols and maritime air patrols," Lorenzana said at the two-day summit at the Phi