US Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein vows “there will be no let up in our willingness or our ability to fly or sail where we need to and when we need to” in US commitments to defend the Philippines in the South China Sea.
The US has emphasised its commitment to the Mutual Defence Treaty with the Philippines as China pushes to dominate the Indo-Pacific region. The United States military affirms it will keep patrolling the disputed South China Sea to deter China from having strategic control of the region, said the US Air Force chief as he restated the US commitment to defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack.
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