On March 6, 2025, the tranquil darkness enveloping the South China Sea was shattered by the piercing sound of alarms aboard the Philippine Coast Guard vessel Cape Engaño. Approximately 60 nautical miles from the Philippine coastline, near the contested Sabina Shoal—a low-tide elevation firmly within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) as delineated by the … Leggi tutto Escalating Tensions and Strategic Transparency: the Philippines’ Response to China’s Gray-Zone Tactics in the South China Sea Amid the Sabina Shoal Collision of March 2025