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New Philippine Strategy in South China Sea Confrontations: Invite the International Press

by Han Zhen
A file image of BRP Sierra Madre, a stranded wreck from the Second World War, now at the heart tof a diplomatic dispute between China and the Philippines. Image: Ted Aljibe / AFP

As the Philippines faces a larger military opponent in its maritime confrontations with China, it is increasingly looking for an advantage by controlling the international media narrative.

Reporters from leading Western and local media outlets rode along on Philippine vessels last week amid yet another standoff during a Filipino resupply mission to an outpost in the South China Sea.

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