The possible Chinese purchase of a strategic shipyard in the Philippines has provoked an angry backlash in the country, reflecting simmering anxieties regarding President Rodrigo Duterte's Beijing-friendly stance. But there is an alternative solution which would save jobs, build a key national industry and maintain security.
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A Philippine alternative to China's takeover of Subic shipyard
Nationalizing the strategic port could save jobs and build a national industry
It is high time for the Philippine government to build a domestic naval industry. © Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines
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