DefenceTalkBeijing is poised to take “de facto control” of the South China Sea, the Philippines warned Sunday, but its call for a robust Southeast Asian response at a regional summit was shot down. Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei claim parts of the strategic body of water, but Beijing claims nearly all of it, and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-poised-to-take-de-facto-control-of-south-china-sea-philippines-63994/