{"id":36954,"date":"2026-07-03T08:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=36954"},"modified":"2026-07-03T08:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:36:15","slug":"philippine-sea-strategy-needs-to-put-results-above-optics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=36954","title":{"rendered":"Philippine sea strategy needs to put results above optics"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Philippines-Likas-Island-South-China-Sea.jpg?fit=1024%2C782&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Much has been said about the importance of the West Philippine Sea for Manila\u2019s sovereignty, territorial integrity and resource access. However, there is a gap between those goals and the means to achieve them. 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