Rejecting China’s bullying at Second Thomas Shoal
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US-Philippines engagements help with 'agile' responses to China, says Marcos
MANILA — Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr told US cabinet secretaries Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin on Tuesday (July 30) that regular engagements between Manila and Washington were needed to ensure "agile" responses to his country's maritime tensions with China.
South China Sea: how a Trump win could reshape the US-Philippines alliance
However, some experts cautioned that there could be major shifts under a second Trump administration, including troop withdrawals and changes to mutual defence agreements, underscoring the unpredictability of Trump’s potential policy agenda and its impact on strategic alliances in the Indo-Pacific.
Balikatan 2024: missiles, military aid, China tensions in focus as ‘biggest ever’ US-Philippines drills begin
The 39th Balikatan (“shoulder to shoulder” in Tagalog) exercises, which will continue through May 8, are set to involve 16,000 armed-forces personnel and observers from 14 countries.
White House to host first-ever US-Philippines-Japan summit to counter China
“The leaders will advance a trilateral partnership built on deep historical ties of friendship” including a “shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday local time.
Will US-Philippines dialogue only worsen South China Sea tensions?
The Philippines will host the talks for the first time since the dialogue began in 2012, with three unambiguous messages likely to be conveyed.