The EU is offering Asian countries a 'very secure Facebook' to keep an eye on threats at sea – and China is excluded 34 minutes ago | By China Coast Guard vessels patrol past Philippine fishing boats at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro Officials said the platform was like a "very secure Facebook," that allows navies and coastguards to communicate. The Philippines hopes the system, which China is excluded from, will aid its deployment of anti-ship cruise missiles. The European Union is seeking to ramp up its maritime security influence in the Indo-Pacific by offering…