Clash on the High Seas

Clash on the High Seas

From Face-Off: The U.S. vs China by Airwave Media

January 6, 2026 · 44 min · Season 3 · Episode 6

About this episode

The episode discusses the tensions between Chinese warships and Filipino fishing boats in contested waters, exploring the implications for U.S.-Philippine relations.

High-seas drama as Chinese warships hunt Filipino fishing boats in their own waters. Beijing is testing America's oldest Pacific ally with dangerous games of maritime chicken. With Philippine politics in flux, can Manila hold the line or will China fracture another US alliance? Guest: Marites Vitug, Filipino Journalist & Author, editor-at-large for Rappler and chair of the Journalism for Nation Building Foundation Reading Recommendations Rock Solid: How the Philippines Won Its Maritime Case Against China by Marites Vitug The U.S. and China Are One Misstep Away From War by Chris Rosenbach and Chris LiFace-Off: The U.S. vs. China is produced in partnership with ⁠Rowhome Productions⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Marites Vitug

Topics covered

  • maritime conflict
  • Philippines
  • China
  • U.S. alliances
  • fishing rights
  • politics

Keywords

  • high-seas drama
  • Chinese warships
  • Filipino fishing boats
  • maritime chicken
  • U.S. alliance
  • Philippine politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rappler, Journalism for Nation Building Foundation

Books & works: Rock Solid: How the Philippines Won Its Maritime Case Against China, The U.S. and China Are One Misstep Away From War

Places: Philippines, China, America, Pacific

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