Ray Powell

I'm deeply gratified for opportunity to help @60Minutes bring the story of the 🇵🇭#Philippines' valiant struggle to the world.

Pentagon Eyes Southern Philippines as Refueling Hub for U.S. Warships, Military Aircraft — USNI News news.usni.org/2025/07/22/pen…

🚨INTRUSIVE PATROL #2: While the 🇵🇭#Philippines' coast guard is busy helping flood victims, 🇨🇳#China Coast Guard 3304 is conducting a second intrusive patrol near Manila Bay just 50 nautical miles from the Luzon coast.

1/🚨INTRUSIVE PATROL: 🇨🇳#China Coast Guard 5306 is conducting an intrusive patrol at Half Moon Shoal (Hasa Hasa Shoal) today, just 50 nautical miles from the 🇵🇭#Philippines' island of Palawan. [🧵1/2]

In the latest 'Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific?', Ray Powell talks with PH Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro on countering China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea and the Philippines’ evolving defense strategy. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on July 21. They reaffirm their commitment to the Mutual Defense Treaty and discuss shared security concerns in the Asia-Pacific region. 📸: DVIDS

2 VESSELS SPOTTED: 🇨🇳 China Coast Guard detected inside the PH Exclusive Economic Zone at Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) 8:36 PM, July 23, 2025 (PHST). #BajodeMasinloc #ScarboroughShoal #MaritimeAwareness #DailyAwareness

FROM 6 TO 18 VESSELS IN 24H: 🇨🇳 1 China Coast Guard (5102) & 17 Maritime Militia now swarm Pag-asa Island (3:07 PM, July 23). Clear pressure build-up. Patterns don’t lie. #PagasaIsland #ThituReefs #MaritimeAwareness #DailyAwareness

2/🇨🇳#China Coast Guard vessels conduct intrusive patrols deep within the exclusive economic zones of neighboring countries...to normalize Chinese jurisdiction over areas granted to its neighbors under international law. [🧵2/2] sealight.live/posts/gray-zon…

Another year, another nephew, another #Mindanao wedding

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It would be nice if the name of this festival mentioned Uyghurs, and others whose tradition it features. "China Xinjiang" is such obvious colonial erasure the organizers should be embarrassed. Wants to promote aspects of Uyghur culture; why not call it by its real name?

2 VESSELS SPOTTED: 🇨🇳 2 Chinese Maritime Militia near Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) 8:27 AM, July 23, 2025 (PHST). #AyunginShoal #SecondThomasShoal #MaritimeAwareness #DailyAwareness

Chinese ships put on show of force in neighbor's economic waters newsweek.com/chinese-ships-…

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently completed a week-long diplomatic visit to China, his second tour since the Labor Party government was elected in 2022. "Albanese, to a large degree, is trying to have his cake and eat it too," @ajphelo told us in Ep. 89. "Why…

3 AIS active CCG's in the AOR, the rest has gone AIS dark.