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Warship donated to the Philippines

The U.S. is donating second warship to Philippine military as it faces down the Chinese in the South China Sea over a territorial dispute. The face-offs are bec...

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December 9, 2011 12:36 pm

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The U.S. is donating second warship to Philippine military as it faces down the Chinese in the South China Sea over a territorial dispute. The face-offs are becoming much more tense. The State Department says the U.S. will give the Philippine military a second Coast Guard cutter for free sometime next year. This takes place against a back drop of U.S. calling out Chinese industrial espionage efforts for the first time, beefing up troop presence in Australia, and selling sophisticated fighter jets to Taiwan.