In Tit For Tat With China, Manila Sends Warship To Sea
June 20 2011
The Philippine navy says it will send its largest warship on patrol in response to China's deployment of a maritime patrol ship into the region, reports the Philippine Star.
The deployment is to take place in a disputed region of the South China Sea, which the Philippines has recently taken to calling the West Philippine Sea.
The Chinese government has said its civilian Haixun-31 will travel to Singapore for two weeks of exchanges on search-and-rescue, anti-piracy and port...
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