An aerial view of the sprawling port facilities at Subic Bay. Photo: AFP An aerial view of the sprawling port facilities at Subic Bay. Photo: AFP
An aerial view of the sprawling port facilities at Subic Bay. Photo: AFP
The Philippines
Asia /  Diplomacy

Why some Filipinos fear a Chinese military takeover of a bankrupt shipbuilder’s dockyard in Subic Bay

  • Relations between the two nations have warmed since a tense stand-off over the disputed Scarborough Shoal in 2012
  • But Chinese interest in a bankrupt shipyard that was once home to part of a major naval base has set tongues wagging about Beijing’s designs on the site

Topic |   The Philippines
Steven Borowiec
Steven Borowiec

Updated: 3:25pm, 13 Dec, 2019

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An aerial view of the sprawling port facilities at Subic Bay. Photo: AFP An aerial view of the sprawling port facilities at Subic Bay. Photo: AFP
An aerial view of the sprawling port facilities at Subic Bay. Photo: AFP
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