'Friends need to stand shoulder to shoulder to deter conflict, to ensure that there's free navigation, whether you call it the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea,' the US defense chief tells President Marcos
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MANILA, Philippines — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, March 28, that deterrence was especially important in the region and the Philippines, “considering the threats from the communist Chinese.” in Malacanang. It was his first visit to the Philippines as defense chief of the most powerful military in the world.
Speaking still in Malacañang, Hegseth said, referencing a phone conversation with Trump, that the US President “thinks very fondly of this great country, is very committed to the alliance.”
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