« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Exclusive: U.S military in talks to develop port in Philippines facing Taiwan  (Read 424 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Online rangerrebew

  • TBR Contributor
  • *****
  • Posts: 177,431
Exclusive: U.S military in talks to develop port in Philippines facing Taiwan
« on: August 30, 2023, 12:42:27 pm »
Exclusive: U.S military in talks to develop port in Philippines facing Taiwan
By Karen Lema and Poppy Mcpherson
August 30, 20236:29 AM EDTUpdated 6 hours ago

 

MANILA, Aug 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is in talks to develop a civilian port in the remote northernmost islands of the Philippines, the local governor and two other officials told Reuters, a move that would boost American access to strategically located islands facing Taiwan.

U.S. military involvement in the proposed port in the Batanes islands, less than 200 km (125 miles) from Taiwan, could stoke tensions at a time of growing friction with China and a drive by Washington to intensify its longstanding defence treaty engagement with the Philippines.

 
The Bashi Channel between those islands and Taiwan is considered a choke point for vessels moving between the western Pacific and the contested South China Sea and a key waterway in the case of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. The Chinese military regularly sends ships and aircraft through the channel, Taiwan's defence ministry has said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-military-talks-develop-port-philippines-facing-taiwan-2023-08-30/
Logged
The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very liberty which you so highly prize. But as it is easy to foresee that, from different causes and from different quarters, much pains will be taken, many artifices employed to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth.  George Washington - Farewell Address

Online rangerrebew

  • TBR Contributor
  • *****
  • Posts: 177,431
Re: Exclusive: U.S military in talks to develop port in Philippines facing Taiwan
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2023, 12:45:36 pm »
Not to have Olongapo right outside the gate is a travesty the guys today can't even grasp. 000hehehehe
Logged
The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very liberty which you so highly prize. But as it is easy to foresee that, from different causes and from different quarters, much pains will be taken, many artifices employed to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth.  George Washington - Farewell Address

Offline SZonian

  • Strike without warning
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2,389
  • 415th Nightstalker
Re: Exclusive: U.S military in talks to develop port in Philippines facing Taiwan
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2023, 01:23:12 pm »
Ah, smart move. Get the US to invest possibly billions in developing a port.

Once completed, have the Philippine president throw another tantrum and kick the US out once again... :whistle:
Logged
Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.

Offline ironhorsedriver

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 127
  • Gender: Male
Re: Exclusive: U.S military in talks to develop port in Philippines facing Taiwan
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2023, 05:48:23 am »
Quote from: rangerrebew on August 30, 2023, 12:45:36 pm
Not to have Olongapo right outside the gate is a travesty the guys today can't even grasp. 000hehehehe
Amen Brother! I fondly remember my forays over the bridge into town. A young sailors paradise.
Logged

Online rangerrebew

  • TBR Contributor
  • *****
  • Posts: 177,431
Re: Exclusive: U.S military in talks to develop port in Philippines facing Taiwan
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2023, 12:48:03 pm »
Ah, the bridge over sh*t river! :silly:
Logged
The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very liberty which you so highly prize. But as it is easy to foresee that, from different causes and from different quarters, much pains will be taken, many artifices employed to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth.  George Washington - Farewell Address

Offline sneakypete

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 33,770
  • Twitter is for Twits
Re: Exclusive: U.S military in talks to develop port in Philippines facing Taiwan
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2023, 08:32:46 pm »
What happened to the huge port that we used to have there?
Logged
Anyone who isn't paranoid in 2021 just isn't thinking clearly!
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »