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Philippines Snaps a Rope to Counter China, Opens the Door to US

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Philippines Snaps a Rope to Counter China, Opens the Door to US
Chinese Coast Guard boats close to the floating barrier near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, on Sept. 20, 2023. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via Reuters
Anders Corr
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The Philippines rolled back China on Sept. 25. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had set up a new floating barrier across Scarborough Shoal, a rich fishing ground for Philippine villagers.

Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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