Philippines withdraws ship from China’s Xianbin Jiao
China has deemed the withdrawal as a positive development for de-escalating tensions at Xianbin Jiao.
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China has deemed the withdrawal as a positive development for de-escalating tensions at Xianbin Jiao.
Yang Xiao, deputy director at the Institute of Maritime Strategy Studies under the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, suggested that the Philippines is aiming to solidify its occupation of Xianbin Jiao by upgrading the floating platform to a more permanent structure, which could serve as a forward deployment base.