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Philippines Boosts Readiness as China Ramps Up Pressure

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With tensions rising, the Philippines is urging people in its northern Batanes islands, near Taiwan, to sign up for the military, underscoring the area's strategic role. In this episode of Taiwan Talks, we examine Manila's part in regional security and strategies to counteract a possible Taiwan contingency. Our guests are: Guermantes Lailari - Visiting scholar, Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR) Ronan Fu - Assistant research fellow, Academia Sinica Institute of Political Science