A reef in the South China Sea, where the Philippines and China have overlapping claims. Photo: AFP

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Topic | South China Sea

Raissa Robles

Published: 7:17pm, 7 Jan, 2020

Updated: 11:07pm, 7 Jan, 2020

A reef in the South China Sea, where the Philippines and China have overlapping claims. Photo: AFP

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Raissa Robles

Raissa Robles has written for the SCMP since 1996. A freelance journalist specialising in politics, international relations, business and Muslim rebellion, she has contributed to Reuters, the Economist Intelligence Unit, Daily Mail, Times of London, Radio Netherlands and Asiaweek. She runs the award-winning investigative and opinion blog, raissarobles.com. Her book, Marcos Martial Law: Never Again, a brief history of the dictatorship won the 2017 National Book Awards for Non-Fiction. Her Twitter handle is @raissawriter.