Geography dictates that Batanes province in the Philippines is on the front line of the great power competition between the United States and China for dominance in the Asia-Pacific region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/asia-pacific/philippines-batanes-waterway-choke-point/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #philippines #taiwan #pla #southeastasia #us #usmilitary