Philippines–U.S. relations

• First casualty of VFA abrogation: Scarborough

  20 February 2020

  Chinese reclamation, constitutional duty, Crosscurrents, deterrence, historical maps, Justice Carpio, Maritime Dispute, national defense, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine sovereignty, Philippines–U.S. relations, Scarborough Shoal, U.S. military presence, VFA abrogation, Visiting Forces Agreement, West Philippine Sea

  Justice Carpio explains why the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement undermines the deterrence that previously protected Scarborough Shoal, potentially enabling China to reclaim and fortify the feature without resistance.

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