A cooperation agreement by the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in the South China Sea
WASHINGTON - 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.
Philippine and Chinese ships have had a series of run-ins in the past month that included the use of water cannon and heated verbal exchanges. Beijing on Thursday summoned Manila's ambassador to the country and a Japanese embassy official to oppose what its foreign ministry described as "negative comments" against China.The deepening China-Philippines row coincides with an increase in security engagements with the United States under Marcos, including expansion of U.S.
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