US plays catch up with China in Cagayan and Palawan

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This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. We usually look at superpower competition using a telescope, giving us a sweeping view of the highs and lows. Rarely do we consider the epic rivalry between the US and China on the ground, at street level, using a microscope. This is what a group of academics from the University of the Philippines did. In a pioneering study, political science professors led by Aries Arugay focused their lens on two provinces, distant from each other, but similar in a number of ways: Cagayan...