How a submerged Spratlys reef is emerging as a South China Sea flashpoint for China, the Philippines and US
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Pressure is building on the US to step in at the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal with the Chinese increasingly brazen and Manila increasingly indignant. By being ambiguous, the US is increasing the risks of miscalculation.