'We continue to plan on all contingencies not merely any flashpoint between China and Taiwan, but any contingency within the theater,' says Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro.
MANILA, Philippines – The threat of China invading Taiwan is something US military ally the Philippines is monitoring on a daily basis as part of Manila’s contingency plans for possible conflict in the region, its defense chief said on Thursday, July 20.Gilbert Teodoro“Nonetheless, we continue to plan on all contingencies not merely any flashpoint between China and Taiwan, but any contingency within the theater,” he added.
A priority for the Philippines is the safety of the more than 100,000 of its nationals living and working in Taiwan. The Philippines has been a key defense partner for former colonial power the United States for decades, but moves this year to expand US access to its bases have angered China, which has called that “stoking the fire” of regional tension.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who has sought closer ties with Washington, has said the US access to those bases would be “useful” defensively if China attacked democratically governed Taiwan.
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