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SINGAPORE – Emphasizing his administration’s adherence to rules-based order, President Marcos told Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonyte of the challenges the Philippines has to tackle, with help from other countries but without being subservient to any of them.
SINGAPORE – Asia-Pacific remains Washington’s “priority theater of operations,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said yesterday, noting “the United States can be secure only if Asia is.”
SINGAPORE: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has warned China not to cross a red line in the South China Sea, saying If any Filipino died as a result of Beijing's wilful actions, Manila would consider it as close to "an act of war" and respond accordingly. Addressing the defence-and-security focused Shangri La Dialogue here on Friday night, Marcos sought to deepen defence cooperation with the US as he stands up to the Chinese military's aggressive actions in the South China Sea. "We shall strengthen our alliances with the United States and our strategic partnerships with Australia, Japan, Vietnam, Brunei, and all the other member states of ASEAN. We will also pursue more robust collaborations with countries such as the Republic of Korea, India amongst others," Marcos said. China claims nearly all of the South China Sea, though Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam claim parts of it. Marcos said the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries had a vision for "peace, stability, and prosperity" in the South China Sea, but that this was being undermined by other actors.
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that he serves his country's interests, not those of powerful nations like the United States and China.
SINGAPORE, Singapore — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday the Asia-Pacific region remained a "priority" for Washington, saying the United States was secure "only if Asia is".
SINGAPORE: The US and Chinese defence chiefs held rare direct talks in Singapore on Friday, offering hopes for more military dialogue that could help prevent disputes over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues from spinning out of control.The meeting between the United States' Lloyd Austin and China's Dong Jun on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue is the first substantive face-to-face talks between the two countries' defence chiefs in 18 months.Dong and Austin began the talks shortly before 1:00 pm (0500 GMT) at the luxury hotel hosting the security forum, a member of the US delegation told reporters.Defence chiefs and officials from around the world are attending the annual forum that has in recent years become a barometer of US-China relations.
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SINGAPORE – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday that the presence of the United States was «crucial to regional peace/»as the Southeast Asian country faces growing Chinese pressure in waters off its coastline.