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The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville transits the Philippine Sea. AP Photo
The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville transits the Philippine Sea. AP Photo
In 2022, Asia's middle powers ensured all was quiet in the Indo-Pacific
Richard Javad Heydarian is a Manila-based academic, columnist and author
December 23, 2022