Hegseth to fly to the Philippines and Japan in first visit to Asian treaty allies at odds with China
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to Asia next week ...
Philippines says acts in national interest in South China Sea
China should recognise that the Philippines is an independent and sovereign state whose actions and decisions are driven ...
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Philippines, Japan Pledge Further Defense Cooperation Amid South China Sea Spats
Jose Ma Ambrosio Q Ezpeleta PN, Flag Officer In Command, Philippine Navy ... that common desire to have a free and open and prosperous Indo-Pacific.” While China was not explicitly named ...