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Tensions between China and the Philippines are escalating in the South China Sea. A Filipino fisherman resisted a Chinese officer's attempt to confiscate his cellphone, asserting the area as Philippine territory. Experts believe a crisis in the Taiwan Strait is likely in 2024, with a Chinese blockade of Taiwan seen as the most probable scenario. The new president of Taiwan is perceived as posing potential for a crisis, although experts in the U.S. and Taiwan believe China is not militarily prepared for an immediate invasion. China's increased pressure on the Philippines in the South China Sea has raised the possibility of a crisis or conflict.
“The escalation of long-standing Sino-Philippine tensions raises the possibility of a crisis or conflict.” In 2023, China increased pressure on the Philippines to abandon one of its outposts in the South China Sea & tried to deny access to parts of its exclusive economic zone. https://t.co/ycGKSBkOdG
Filipino fisherman to China's coast guard on disputed shoal: `This is Philippine territory. Go away' https://t.co/wUHGlrCPyw
South China Sea: Filipino fisherman tells Chinese ship ‘go away’ from disputed shoal, ‘this is not your territory’ https://t.co/6JMsTogq0v
Experts in U.S. and Taiwan believe that China is not militarily prepared for an immediate invasion, but the island's new president poses the potential for a "crisis," a new report said. https://t.co/p6032r6Fy6
Crisis in the #Taiwan Strait likely in 2024, experts say A majority of experts said they believe a crisis in the Taiwan Strait is likely in 2024, with a Chinese blockade or “quarantine” of the island seen as the most likely scenario. That’s according to a new survey from the… https://t.co/pQGqQmvmV6
AP: One Chinese officer tried to confiscate the cellphone of a Filipino fisherman, who resisted. “This is Philippine territory. Go away,” Saligan said he told the Chinese coast guard personnel. The Chinese did not speak and used hand gestures. https://t.co/uB9uey58Em