TOP STORY. The top foreign and defense officials of the United States and the Philippines will meet in Washington next week, just as the two countries have expanded their defense cooperation agreement.
in Washington next week, the US State Department announced on Wednesday, April 5, just as the two countries have expanded their defense cooperation agreement.
The announcement of the meeting of the two longtime allies came after the Philippines on Monday, April 3, identified four more of its military bases that the United States will get access to under an expansion of theThe near doubling of EDCA sites was achieved at a time of growing concern over China’s conduct in the South China Sea and tension over self-ruled Taiwan.
The locations are significant, with Isabela and Cagayan facing north towards Taiwan, while Palawan is near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, where China has built artificial islands equipped with runways and missile systems.
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