报道：白宫与军方在南中国海问题上意见分歧

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VOA Chinese, Apr 9, 2016.
www.voachinese.com/content/white ... 160408/3276892.html

, which is based on

David Larter, 4-star Admiral Wants to Confront China. White House Says Not So Fast. Navy Times, Apr 6, 2016.
http://www.navytimes.com/story/m ... t-so-fast/82472290/

Quote:

"Militarization at Scarborough Shoal would give [China] the ability to hold Subic Bay, Manila Bay, and the Luzon Strait at risk with coastal defense cruise missiles [China's on Scarborough Shoal, not Fthose on the Philippines shores] or track aviation assets moving in or out of the northern Philippines."

"Stepped-up patrols and of the South China Sea like the one conducted by the carrier John C Stennis and her escorts in early March are part of the PACOM response to China, but actual freedom of navigation patrols in close proximity to China's islands [within 12 nautical miles] must be authorized by the White House.

Note: For Manila Bay, see Manila
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila

View top map to see relative positions of Manila and Manila Bay. Then Google "Manila Bay" and a Google map of Manila and its surround pops up, including Subic Bay further west.