Asian Arms Race: Philippines to boost defense, won’t yield to China

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Asian Arms Race: Philippines to boost defense, won’t yield to China

AP – President Benigno Aquino III said Monday that the Philippines won’t back down in a South China Sea dispute with China and that his country’s military will soon get dozens of new aircraft and ships for maritime defense. Aquino announced in his annual state of the nation address that more than 40 military aircraft – including attack helicopters and two newly refurbished C-130 cargo planes – and other weapons would be delivered in the next two years to bolster Philippine military muscle amid renewed territorial tensions in the South China Sea. Read Article

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