菲律賓考慮建設國防經濟區

　　9月11日VOA聽力：菲律賓斟酌扶植國防經濟區

　　Each day 200,000 bullets are produced at theGovernment Arsenal.

　　But it is not enough to supply the Philippine ArmedForces with the ammunition it requires.

　　That's according to the facility's director, JonathanMartir,who says he wants to open a defenseeconomic zone, a tax-free place for foreign armsmanufacturers to make more and better weapons for the Philippines.

　　“We're going to achieve self-reliance simply because we're going to manufacture here in thePhilippines...

　　imagine us manufacturing high level equipment, weaponry, that we've never manufacturedbefore.”

　　Upgrading the country's aging arsenal is just one part of the plan.

　　Manila is also conducting joint exercises with Japanese and American forces, improving thecountry's ability to patrol and secure its thousands of remote islands.

　　Beijing has built military outposts in parts of the South China Sea,known here as the WestPhilippine Sea.

　　That includes a landing strip on a once-submerged reef.

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