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Thitu Island

November 25, 2022
Philippines Seeks Explanation From China Over Seizure of Rocket Debris
By Sebastian Strangio
The incident close to the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island was just the latest between the two nations in the disputed South China Sea.

November 22, 2022
Kamala Harris Says US Commitment to Philippines ‘Unwavering’
By Sebastian Strangio
The U.S. vice president's visit to the Philippines has seemingly closed the book on the problems and tensions of the Rodrigo Duterte era.

April 30, 2019
The US Navy’s Shifting View of China’s Coast Guard and ‘Maritime Militia’
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. has told China that it’ll treat its coast guard and “maritime militia” as naval vessels, in effect.

April 15, 2019
With New South China Sea Tensions With Philippines, China Overplays Its Hand
By Ankit Panda
China’s attempts to test the U.S.-Philippine alliance may strengthen the alliance at a critical time.

April 08, 2019
Philippines Slams China's South China Sea Flotilla
By Jim Gomez
Manila protested against the presence of hundreds of Chinese vessels near Philippine-controlled islets.

March 15, 2019
Allied Assurances and Credibility: The United States, the Philippines, and the South China Sea
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Does an unambiguous U.S. assurance to the Philippines in the South China Sea give second wind to an alliance in trouble?

October 01, 2017
South China Sea: Philippines Plans Spratly Upgrades
By Ankit Panda
The Philippines Armed Forces will upgrade the airstrip on Thitu Island, among other improvement.

August 22, 2017
South China Sea: A Chinese 'Invasion' Near the Philippines' Pag-asa Island in the Spratlys?
By Ankit Panda
Recent events near Pag-asa Island raise distressing questions.

December 29, 2015
Philippine 'Freedom Voyage' Lands on Disputed Island in South China Sea
By Shannon Tiezzi
Defying China and the Philippine government, an activist group lands 47 people on Thitu Island.

November 11, 2015
Setting the Record Straight on US Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
Details on the late October FON operation have been slim, but they matter immensely.
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