U.S. military poised to return to Subic Bay, counter China's presence

The U.S. military will likely return to Subic Bay 30 years after relinquishing what was once their largest military base in Asia due to concerns over China's increasing maritime assertiveness, a top official of the local body overseeing the free port zone said.The former U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, which faces the South China Sea, has become a bustling free port that employs about 150,000 locals, administered by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.Manila and Washington have been in negotiations over setting up five more locations in the Asian country to build U.S. military facilities and pr…READ FULL ARTICLE