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JennysDad t1_ixlvsnh wrote

I knew this was going to happen the moment it was announced we were pulling out of the Philippines.

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autotldr t1_ixlzt56 wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 78%. (I'm a bot)

> The U.S. military will likely return to Subic Bay 30 years after relinquishing what was once their largest military base in Asia due to concerns over China's increasing maritime assertiveness, a top official of the local body overseeing the free port zone said.

> The former U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, which faces the South China Sea, has become a bustling free port that employs about 150,000 locals, administered by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.

> On Nov. 9, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Mary Kay Carlson visited Subic Bay and the shipyard that U.S. private firm Cerberus Capital Management LP acquired this year.

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autotldr t1_ixlu3vp wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 78%. (I'm a bot)

> The U.S. military will likely return to Subic Bay 30 years after relinquishing what was once their largest military base in Asia due to concerns over China's increasing maritime assertiveness, a top official of the local body overseeing the free port zone said.

> The former U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, which faces the South China Sea, has become a bustling free port that employs about 150,000 locals, administered by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.

> On Nov. 9, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Mary Kay Carlson visited Subic Bay and the shipyard that U.S. private firm Cerberus Capital Management LP acquired this year.

Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Philippine^#1 Subic^#2 U.S.^#3 Bay^#4 Chinese^#5

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MMMMMM_YUMMY t1_ixmc9hq wrote

Philippines evaluating new immediate safety agreements

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CheesecakeMedium8500 t1_ixmhhwj wrote

What are they gonna do? What is the purpose of threatening violence? Are we actually willing to go to war with China?

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PartyAllTheTime3113 t1_ixnmddb wrote

Yes

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WanderingPickles t1_ixosl8p wrote

If the PRC starts a war than yeah, that is what has to happen.

The purpose of this particular move is to make the prospect of war less desirable to the PRC. Also, in the unfortunate event of a war, having more bases, with more repair facilities, etc. only serves to help win.

As it is, the PRC has been doing a pretty good job of showing its neighbors that it is back up to its same old tricks from centuries past. It always was the big bad bully on the block. For a hundred years not so much and Xi is keen to let the world know that the Middle Kingdom (compete with the idea that all of the earth is its rightful domain) is back.

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