Esperon calls for shared access to all South China Sea outposts

MANILA, Philippines --- National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. is calling for "internationalizing" the features held by each of the claimants in the South China Sea. By this, he meant that "there could be access by others especially between China and Asean" to all the occupied outposts in the disputed waters. "We are making a study now on what it would bring if we internationalize the features...I am personally not against having visitors from Malaysia, Indonesia and other Asean countries to Pagasa Island (Thitu), including China. For example, [there we could] have marine biological researchers or any studies that would benefit everyone," he told reporters on Saturday...

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