Washington is challenging Communist China with an agreement to provide $500 million in aid for the Philippines to build up its feeble armed forces to the point at which they can stand up to Chinese ...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday assured the Philippines of continued US “ironclad” support amid rising tensions with China in the disputed South China Sea. Blinken, who was in Manila ...
BY the close of 2025, I published two essays mapping the terrain before it shifted — one dissecting Washington’s National ...
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Manila and condemned Beijing for its "dangerous and destabilising" actions in the South China Sea, in his first phone call with ...
Critics said the US operation has undercut Manila’s claim to principled diplomacy, given its close alliance with Washington.