Bully vs sovereignty: how Manila and Beijing are sharpening their South China Sea messaging

SCMP · 2026-02-11
Bully vs sovereignty: how Manila and Beijing are sharpening their South China Sea messaging

The South China Sea continues to act as a lightning rod for competing claims among regional powers. In the final of a three-part series, Fan Chen investigates how Beijing is responding to the wake-up call on what is needed to win the narrative battle. For previous articles, click here and here. A vi