This will assure a continuation of joint military drills between the two allies that have riled China. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MANILA - The United States and the Philippines have pledged to hold “2-plus-2“ meetings of their top officials after a seven-year halt, underlining moves to restore ties strained by former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-American stance.
The US and the Philippines are bound by a seven-decade-old Mutual Defence Treaty and various agreements that enable thousands of US troops to conduct joint exercises in the Philippines, including live fire drills, amphibious assaults and counter-terrorism drills. After Friday’s dialogue, Mr Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, sought to reassure the Philippines that the US would come to its defence if under attack.
The Philippines, a former US colony, is among several countries at odds with China over its conduct in the South China Sea, with Manila furious over the constant presence of vessels in its exclusive economic zone that it says are manned by Chinese militia.
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