VP Kamala Harris’ productive visit strengthens PH-US bilateral relations READ:
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a clear message to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. when she visited Malacañang Palace: “We stand with you in defense of international rules and norms. As it relates to the South China Sea, an armed attack on the Philippines’ armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft in the South China Sea would invoke US mutual defense commitments, and that is an unwavering commitment that we have to the Philippines.
It will be recalled that after the meeting between President Marcos and US President Joe Biden in New York last September, the White House said in a statement: “The leaders reflected on the importance of the US-Philippines alliance. President Biden reaffirmed the United States’ ironclad commitment to the defense of the Philippines.”
During his watch, President Donald Trump and his defense secretary Mike Pompeo forcefully declared: “The People’s Republic of China cannot lawfully assert a maritime claim – including any Exclusive Economic Zone claims derived from Scarborough Reef and the Spratly Islands – vis-a-vis the Philippines in areas that the Tribunal found to be in the Philippines’ EEZ or on its continental shelf.”
Vice President Harris also conveyed the US’ readiness to cooperate with the Philippines’ initiatives to promote energy security by tapping into nuclear power options. She observed that the two countries’ “multi-faceted” bilateral relations have expanded in scope within the context of Indo-Pacific economic prosperity.
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