#Philippines: Confrontations with the PLA. James Fanell, co-author of Embracing Communist China: America's Greatest Strategic Failure and government fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, on the latest on Sabina Shoal: @GordonGChang, Gatestone,
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🗓️ 26 September 2024
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@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4891071-philippines-sabina-shoal-china/
1924
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| 0:00.0 | This is CBSI on the World. I'm John Bachelor. I welcome Gordon Chang, my |
| 0:08.1 | colleague and co-host and friend and we're very pleased to speak to Jim Finel. |
| 0:12.3 | U.S. Navy retired Captain Intell. And we're very pleased to speak to Jim Finale, |
| 0:12.7 | U.S. Navy retired Captain Intelligence Officer at the same time. |
| 0:16.9 | He's at the Geneva Center for Security Policy. |
| 0:19.7 | Gordon, where is Sabina Scholl? |
| 0:22.1 | There is a headline this morning that looks troublesome. |
| 0:25.0 | Good day to you, Gordon. |
| 0:26.0 | Good day, John. |
| 0:28.0 | Sabina Scholl is 76 nautical miles from one of the main Philippine islands, the island of Palauan. |
| 0:34.0 | And it is 648 nautical miles from the nearest Chinese future, |
| 0:40.0 | recognized Chinese future. |
| 0:42.0 | It's in the South China Sea in the Spratleys and it is the |
| 0:46.4 | subject of contest now between China and the Philippines. |
| 0:50.3 | Tim a very good day to you. We learned that the Chinese are sending their usual |
| 0:56.9 | swarm of PLA Coast Guard warships and the Philippines are sending I believe one of their Coast Guard vessels |
| 1:06.6 | after having withdrawn one recently because it was rammed and isolated by the Chinese |
| 1:11.8 | swarm. |
| 1:13.0 | What does this look like to you, Jim? |
| 1:15.0 | If you were standing next to one of those needy admirals briefing him on these events, |
| 1:20.0 | good day to you. |
| 1:21.0 | Well, good day, John and and Gordon and I would say that what we're seeing |
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