Proposals to fortify Ayungin weighed | The Manila Times : vi

BUILDING a forward operating base, much less undertaking major repairs on the dilapidated BRP Sierra Madre, in the Ayungin Shoal will depend on how far the Philippines and its ally, the United States, are willing to risk it, since China appears committed to enforcing a blockade of the shoal, according to a defense and security expert.

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