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This is CBSI and the world.

I'm John Batson with my colleague and friend Gordon Chang,

and we're very pleased to be joined by Rick Fisher of the International Assessment at Strategy Center.

Two stories of aggression by the People's Republic of China's PLA.

First, the Philippine Coast Guard confirms the presence of more than 50 Chinese maritime militia,

Blue Hulls, I believe, swarming near a reef that is called in this story, Rosal Reef. This is the Manila Times. I understand there are several names for these reefs,

a feature well within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea.

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