By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Eveline Danubrata, Rob Taylor and Manuel Mogato/Reuters . WASINGTON, SINGAPORE, CANBERRA, MANILA .
The U.S. Navy said it would station several new coastal combat ships in Singapore and perhaps in the Philippines in coming years, moves likely to fuel China’s fears of being encircled and pressured in the South China Sea dispute.
Regional defense analysts said the ships were small, but agreed the symbolism of the moves, which come after ...
