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Experts urge stepped‑up U.S. maritime support after Philippines standoff in South China Sea
Summary
Witnesses and members at a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing said increased maritime capacity‑building, Coast Guard funding and partner basing support are essential after the Philippines’ extended resupply standoff at Second Thomas Shoal.
Gregory Poling told the subcommittee that recent incidents in the South China Sea, including a prolonged Philippines effort to resupply and repair the BRP Sierra Madre on Second Thomas Shoal, illustrate the limits of small‑state maritime capacity against China’s coercive gray‑zone tactics.
“The Philippines engaged in a nearly year and a half long standoff with China from 2023 to 2024 in order to resupply and repair its facility, the BRP Sierra Madre on Second Thomas Shoal,” Poling said. “By December 2023, The Philippines was sailing 2 to 3 ships…
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