Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to press President Biden on U.S. commitments to defend the island nation and bolster their economic alliances as China flexes its muscle on his doorstep in the South China Sea.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected Monday to press President Biden on U.S. commitments to defend the island nation and bolster their economic alliances as China flexes its muscle on his doorstep in the South China Sea.
Earlier in April the Philippines identified four additional military bases on its land that the U.S. could access, sparking a sharp rebuke from Beijing. “While the Duterte years saw the very foundations of the [U.S.] alliance – the Mutual Defense Treaty and Visiting Forces Agreement — become political targets, Marcos has made clear that the alliance is on firm ground under his administration,” said Brian Harding, a senior expert on Southeast Asia and Pacific islands at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Mr. Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke last year, but there’s been relatively little direct communication amid rising tensions over the war in Russia and growing concern about spying and the Chinese-owned app, TikTok, which is popular with American youth. Mr. Biden, speaking during a state visit last week by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, said his efforts to spur U.S. semiconductor manufacturing should not be interpreted as a swipe at Beijing.
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