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U.S. expands Indo-Pacific logistical network with Australian weapon stockpile
The 2016 arbitral award reshaped the legal debate over the South China Sea, but many misconceptions remain about what the landmark ruling did and did not decide.
Manila's burgeoning security ties with regional partners are drawing both its navy and coast guard into complex multinational operations.
The aim of Beijing's increasing seabed surveys is not only to improve navigation but to make the geography that has long constrained Chinese naval power less restrictive during a crisis.