Honor America's 'ironclad commitment' to the Philippines
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In late 2012, I spoke at an event in Tokyo about the South China Sea. One panelist presented on China's recent seizure of Scarborough Shoal, a fishing ground well within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone.