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Marcos asks Biden about US defense commitment.

Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Photo Credit: Creator: Aaron Favila Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Photo Credit: Creator: Aaron Favila
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On Monday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he would ask U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to clarify Washington’s commitment to protecting his country under a 1951 security deal.

The last two Philippine administrations have encouraged former colonial power U.S. to be precise on the circumstances under which it will support its friend under the Mutual Defence Treaty amid fears of escalating conflict in the South China Sea.

The White House said Marcos and Biden would reiterate its “ironclad commitments to the defence of the Philippines” this weekend in Washington.

“It (the treaty) needs to adjust because of the changes in the situation we are facing in the South China Sea, Taiwan, North Korea,” Marcos said in a radio interview.

“The situation is heating up,” he continued.

Beijing is steadily building military and coast guard assets in the South China Sea, including missile-equipped artificial islands in the Spratly archipelago.

This year saw the greatest U.S. soldier participation at yearly war drills, with the Philippines practically doubling the number of military bases Washington can visit.

The Philippines said the base arrangement was for self-defense.

China claims the US-China accord is inflaming regional tensions.

Marcos said Monday that he and Biden should talk about their partnership and how to handle China.

Our partnership? How to lower rhetoric? “Because of heated words,” he said.

 


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