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MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday the United States would not be given access to more Philippine military bases.Marcos's remarks came days after a trilateral summit between the United States, Japan and the Philippines in Washington where tensions over the disputed South China Sea -- which Beijing claims almost entirely -- were high on the agenda.
MANILA: The Philippines has no plans to grant the United States access to more military bases, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday, after nearly doubling the number last year under a joint defence pact.Beijing has previously accused the Philippines of "stoking the fire" when it increased the number of bases the US military could use to nine from five, with the new sites located close to potential flashpoints.
WASHINGTON/MANILA: A cooperation agreement by the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in the South China Sea and the region, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday, while seeking to assure China it was not a target. "I think the trilateral agreement is extremely important," Marcos told a press conference in Washington a day after meeting President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the nations' first trilateral summit.
NEW DELHI: In a revelation that has raised eyebrows and concerns, General Romeo Brawner, military chief of the Philippines, disclosed information regarding past and current Filipino military officers, including some generals, being approached to support China's territorial claims in the South China Sea. This assertion adds a new layer of intrigue to the ongoing territorial disputes in the region, notably within the area referred to as the West Philippine Sea by Manila, which lies within its exclusive economic zone.According to military intelligence reports highlighted by Brawner, there have been efforts by China to recruit Filipinos with military backgrounds to conduct espionage activities in the West Philippine Sea.
NEW DELHI: China is advancing its non-lethal weaponry capabilities with the development of a highly sophisticated water cannon designed to enhance its maritime strategy, especially in the contentious South China Sea.This strategic pivot focuses on incapacitating adversaries without causing permanent harm, aligning with the ancient military principle of subduing the enemy without fighting.
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden made "ironclad" defence pledges to Japan and the Philippines Thursday as he hosted his counterparts amid growing tensions with Beijing, whose actions the three described as "dangerous and aggressive". "Any attack on Philippine aircraft, vessels or armed forces in South China Sea would invoke our mutual defence treaty," Biden said as he met Philippines' Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Japan's Fumio Kishida.
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden made "ironclad" defense pledges to Japan and the Philippines on Thursday as he hosted his counterparts amid growing tensions with Beijing, whose actions the three leaders described as "dangerous and aggressive."Biden cemented the United States' security commitments in the South China Sea, as repeated confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels have stoked fears of wider conflict.
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden pledged Thursday to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea, as he hosted the first joint summit with Tokyo and Manila amid growing tensions with Beijing."The United States' defense commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad," Biden said as he met Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.