article_snippet.sent: China's declared defence budget of around £97billion this year is 55 times that of the Philippines' £1.7 billion.
article_snippet.sent: The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet warned  the constructions were 'increasing regional tensions and the potential for miscalculation' late last month.
article_snippet.sent: In 1974, Chinese forces seized the Paracels from Vietnam, killing 70 troops.
article_snippet.sent: There were further clashes between the two countries in 1988, with 60 Vietnamese soldiers killed.
article_snippet.sent: In 2012 China and the Philippines were embroiled in a lengthy maritime standoff over a Scarborough Shoal.
article_snippet.sent: The Filipino military employed The Filipino military largest warship for the dispute over the stretch of water which The Filipino military call Panatag.