US militarizing tiny islands near Taiwan

The World

This week, the US and the Philippines will conduct one of their largest-ever military exercises on the tiny islands called the Batanes. The islands belong to the Philippines but are just 100 miles from Taiwan. The US military is looking to build a permanent seaport there that could serve as a base for warships. As The World’s Patrick Winn reports, Beijing, which lays claims to Taiwan, is not happy. 

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