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Philippines Counters China With Own Island-Building Plan

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The Philippines has successfully resupplied its troops stationed on Second Thomas Shoal, not by sea but by air. It comes days after Manila announced it would develop the islands and features within its territory in the West Philippine (South China) Sea. And after Lai Ching-te won Taiwan’s presidential election on Jan. 13, many countries congratulated him on his victory. But it seems it was Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s message of congratulations that irked Beijing the most. Our guests: Tony Hu - Former U.S. Department of Defense senior director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia Ronan Fu - Assistant research fellow, Academia Sinica Institute of Political Science