China is bullying its rivals in the South China Sea. For some tourists, that makes it a perfect holiday destination
, one of the most contested waterways in the world. Six governments have laid claim to this scattered, rocky archipelago and the surrounding sea. China has sought to intimidate its rivals by populating the region with navy, coastguard and militia vessels, as well as drones. The Philippines, the, lacks such military might and has taken a softer approach to asserting its own claims.
It hopes to persuade the world that Pag-asa, known internationally as Thitu – one of the nine outcrops in the sea it considers its own, and the only Spratly with a civilian population – is capable of sustaining a thriving community. By subsidising the lives of Pag-asa’s residents, and developing the island’s nascent tourism industry, the Philippine government is trying to make it harder for the Chinese to muscle their country out of the South China Sea.
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