The U.S. Embassy in Manila confirmed that the United States has been moving fuel closer to Taiwan by transferring 39 million gallons from a naval base in Hawaii to a commercial storage site in the Philippines. This action, coordinated with the Philippine government and reported by the Manila Times, is seen as preparation for a potential conflict over Taiwan. However, the plan faced a setback when the U.S. tanker Yosemite Trader canceled its mission due to the lack of diplomatic clearance from Manila, a decision linked by Marcos’s sister-lawmaker to the Taiwan tension. Additionally, the Philippines military chief announced plans to develop islands in the South China Sea, which are considered part of its territory, to make them habitable for troops, further escalating conflict risks with China.
🇵🇭 🇨🇳 PHILIPPINES TO BUILD ISLANDS | ESCALATING CONFLICT RISK WITH CHINA The Philippines has announced they will build islands in the South China Sea, where they will station troops. China called these actions ‘dangerous’ and warned of further provocations. The Philippines and… https://t.co/VidJjJnaMj
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⚠️ PHILIPPINES TO DEVELOP ISLANDS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA - MILITARY CHIEF (Reuters) The Philippines will develop islands in the South China Sea that it considers part of its territory to make them more habitable for troops, Manila's military chief Romeo Brawner told reporters on… https://t.co/Q7TnpI1Tkk
US Tanker Cancels Plan to Move Military Fuel to #Philippines Yosemite Trader has no diplomatic clearance from Philippines Marcos’s sister-lawmaker links fuel transfer to Taiwan tension #OOTT https://t.co/GRxPI31VFz
A US tanker has canceled a plan to transfer a fuel shipment from a naval facility in Hawaii to a former US military base in the Philippines due to the lack of a diplomatic clearance from Manila https://t.co/OhyrA4eMXc
US military moving fuel closer to Taiwan The American Embassy in Manila has confirmed a shipment from a naval base in Hawaii to a commercial site in the Philippines https://t.co/dnE3xQFhAX https://t.co/NkpAXWvdEi
The United States has transferred a significant fuel supply to the Philippines https://t.co/3l5n1gYHO0 https://t.co/ooVt8tooUS
The US has reportedly transferred large fuel reserves to the Philippines in preparation for a potential conflict over Taiwan, according to the Manila Times . 39 million gallons of fuel were transferred from a US military facility in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to a commercial storage… https://t.co/mE7V0Nje1P
The United States of America transferred a large supply of fuel from a military base in Hawaii to the Philippines, which raises doubts about preparations for a possible war with China over Taiwan, the "Manila Times" reports.
🇺🇸🇵🇭🚨‼️ “The United States has transferred large reserves of fuel to the Philippines in case of a possible conflict over Taiwan” — the Manila Times https://t.co/ZrDu11EsB9
#Philippines: The U.S. embassy in Manila said on Thursday that the U.S. delivered fuel from one of its naval bases in Hawaii to a facility inside a former U.S. base in the Philippines in coordination with the government. #oott https://t.co/x0XfmZ8xc9
Philippines: The U.S. embassy in Manila said on Thursday that the U.S. delivered fuel from one of its naval bases in Hawaii to a facility inside a former U.S. base in the Philippines in coordination with the government. #oott https://t.co/4TV3nY4zhj