2024 Balikatan Drills and Tensions in the South China Sea

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The largest-ever U.S.-Philippines Balikatan military exercises are underway, with 17,000 personnel taking part. The opening of this year's drills coincided with the Western Pacific Naval Symposium hosted by China, from which Japan and the Philippines were absent. In this episode of Taiwan Talks, we explore the implications of these events on regional maritime tensions. Our guests are: Sherwin Ona - Associate professor in political science and development, De La Salle University Ronan Fu - Assistant research fellow, Academia Sinica Institute of Political Science