US Forms Task Force to Support Philippines in South China Sea
The deliberately grounded Philippine ship BRP Sierra Madre serves as a Philippine outpost on the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on March 9, 2023. Jam Sta Rosa/AFP via Getty Images
A U.S. embassy official said on Nov. 21 that the U.S. military is supporting Philippine operations in the South China Sea with a special task force named for a contested shoal where Philippine and Chinese forces have clashed.
Task Force Ayungin is named for the shoal known as the Second Thomas Shoal.
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Catherine Yang has been with The Epoch Times in New York since 2008. She also launched and previously served as chief editor of American Essence magazine and Epoch Health.
