“The most significant change in military posture in 2021 is the
appearance of Chinese special mission aircraft and helicopters at Subi
and Mischief Reefs, indicating the PLA may have commenced routine air
operations from those airfields,” Mr. Dahm said in an interview. ...
Beijing officials on Monday denounced a statement by Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailing the fifth anniversary of an international tribunal ruling that ruled against China’s claim to own 90% of the sea under the “Nine-Dash Line” boundary.
Mr. Blinken reaffirmed Sunday a year-old policy shift announcing that any Chinese military attack on Philippine military or civilian vessels or aircraft in the South China Sea would trigger the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty.
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