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What's at stake for the people of Thitu Island as U.S. and Chinese leaders meet

As U.S. and Chinese leaders meet this week, the world is watching, and so are residents of Thitu Island in the disputed South China Sea, known in the Philippines as the West Philippine Sea.

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Jan Camenzind Broomby

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