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Bajo de Masinloc is the last unfinished vertex of China’s “iron triangle.” The Paracels were seized in 1974. Seven reefs in the Spratlys have been dredged into military-armed island fortresses. Only Scarborough remains! If China militarizes it, the triangle closes — and the danger stops being a Philippine problem! One-third of global shipping passes through the South China Sea. Nearly $6.4 trillion in goods transited its straits in 2024. 40% of the world’s traded petroleum products. A third of its LNG. When the Red Sea was disrupted, rerouting alone added 0.7% to global core goods inflation. Imagine a permanent gatekeeper astride the world’s busiest sea lane — with a record of weaponizing access. A base at Bajo de Masinloc also puts the PLA at the mouth of the Bashi Channel, positioned to shadow, harass, and ultimately suppress freedom-of-navigation operations in the very waters where FONOPs matter most. First, they contest the patrols. Then they regulate the passage. The “nature reserve” and unilateral baselines are the legal groundwork — coercion dressed as conservation. The playbook is proven: seize, normalize, legalize, enforce. It finished the Paracels. It finished the Spratlys. Bajo de Masinloc is in the final stage. The Philippines stands at the point of impact — but this concern does not end with Manila. It extends to every nation that depends on global trade and stands for freedom of navigation.

jaytaryela's tweet photo. Bajo de Masinloc is the last unfinished vertex of China’s “iron triangle.” The Paracels were seized in 1974. Seven reefs in the Spratlys have been dredged into military-armed island fortresses. Only Scarborough remains!

If China militarizes it, the triangle closes — and the danger stops being a Philippine problem!

One-third of global shipping passes through the South China Sea. Nearly $6.4 trillion in goods transited its straits in 2024. 40% of the world’s traded petroleum products. A third of its LNG. When the Red Sea was disrupted, rerouting alone added 0.7% to global core goods inflation. Imagine a permanent gatekeeper astride the world’s busiest sea lane — with a record of weaponizing access.

A base at Bajo de Masinloc also puts the PLA at the mouth of the Bashi Channel, positioned to shadow, harass, and ultimately suppress freedom-of-navigation operations in the very waters where FONOPs matter most. First, they contest the patrols. Then they regulate the passage. The “nature reserve” and unilateral baselines are the legal groundwork — coercion dressed as conservation.

The playbook is proven: seize, normalize, legalize, enforce. It finished the Paracels. It finished the Spratlys. Bajo de Masinloc is in the final stage.

The Philippines stands at the point of impact — but this concern does not end with Manila. It extends to every nation that depends on global trade and stands for freedom of navigation.

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Nguyen Ho @NguyenHo1096438

2 months ago

A Chinese vessel tried to chase down a smaller Filipino fishing boat, only to get publicly embarrassed. The Filipino fisherman turned the pursuit into a spectacle, mocked the bullies, and left them trailing helplessly behind.

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Rafa Nadal Academy @rnadalacademy

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🏆 HISTORY. MADE. AGAIN. 💚🇵🇭 Alex Eala captures the biggest title of her career, defeating Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 to become the @mubadaladcopen champion! What a comeback. What a statement. 💪

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