The United States is discussing the possible deployment of more missile launchers to the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against aggression in the disputed South China Sea and other security hotspots,

Beijing ramped up Navy and Coast Guard activities in the South China Sea over the last week to counter Manila’s recent joint patrols and military exercises, according to Chinese state media. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held “routine patrols” from Friday to Monday in response to joint patrols organized between the Philippines and “non-regional countries,

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