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Asian allies are beginning to wonder whether the United States would or could defend them in a war. Edward Wong is a diplomatic correspondent who reported from El Nido, Panglao and Manila in the Philippines during and after a recent visit by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. It was the worst clash in years between China and the Philippines at a long-simmering flashpoint in the South China Sea. For decades, the Philippines has claimed a small reef in disputed waters and signaled its control of the territory by rotating troops to a World War II-era ship grounded there. An international tribunal ruling a decade ago supports the Philippines’ claim.
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At one point, the Chinese Coast Guard used small boats to move in on Filipino service members and beat one of the men with a wooden baton, inflicting head injuries, according to Philippine and U.S. officials.
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Asian allies are beginning to wonder whether the United States would or could defend them in a war. Edward Wong is a diplomatic correspondent who reported from El Nido, Panglao and Manila in the Philippines during and after a recent visit by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. It was the worst clash in years between China and the Philippines at a long-simmering flashpoint in the South China Sea. For decades, the Philippines has claimed a small reef in disputed waters and signaled its control of the territory by rotating troops to a World War II-era ship grounded there. An international tribunal ruling a decade ago supports the Philippines’ claim.
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