Yes, Kalayaan is not entirely in the EEZ. But that’s not the point.
Muddling the issue doesn’t help Manila. It helps Beijing.
Shadow play in the West Philippine Sea
The shadow play at the West Philippine Sea raises the temperature and increases the risks of confrontation.
China’s freedom of navigation operations patrols
China is attempting to create a buffer zone in the South China Sea, militarizing artificial islands to keep away the US and its allies from patrolling the strategic waterway where about $3 trillion worth of annual trade passes.
Chinese X accounts ‘temporarily banned’ from site following coordinated attack vs Marcos Jr.
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) temporarily restricted a network of Chinese-linked accounts involved in coordinated attacks against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. after his signing of landmark laws asserting Manila’s rights over the West Philippine Sea.
FACT-CHECK: A certain US Navy aircraft carrier did not operate in the West PH Sea
A Facebook user falsely claimed that a US Navy aircraft had returned home because the dispute between the Philippines and China was over.
