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