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Hegseth says US to boost ties with Philippines

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

Hegseth tells Philippines the Trump administration will ramp up deterrence against China threat

Hegseth, who was visiting the Philippines, blamed the previous Biden administration for insufficient actions that emboldened aggressors like China over the years. He said the U.S. military was being rebuilt under President Donald Trump and was re-establishing its “warrior ethos” in the region, but did not elaborate.

FOX News on MSN · 6h

Hegseth says US to boost ties with Philippines as deterrence against China: 'Peace through strength'

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday that the U.S. intends to boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against Chinese aggression in the disputed South China Sea.

Reuters on MSN · 3h

Hegseth reaffirms ironclad US commitment to Philippines to enhance threat deterrence

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's "ironclad" commitment to a defence treaty with the Philippines on Friday and pledged to deploy advanced capabilities to its partner to strengthen a deterrence against threats,

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Hegseth Announces US Missile Plan Likely to Inflame China Tensions

The U.S. and its Philippine ally are also planning special forces training in the closest province to China-claimed Taiwan.

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Exclusive: Satellite images show fresh Chinese bomber deployment in South China Sea

China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert ...

SECDEF Hegseth Announces Marine Anti-Ship Missile Deployment to Balikatan, Defense Industrial Base Cooperation with Manila in Philippines Visit

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pledged anti-ship missile deployments, increased military training and defense industrial ...

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As Hegseth visits Manila, Beijing warns outsiders against meddling in South China Sea

Those who willingly become pawns will inevitably be discarded,’ Chen Xiaodong, vice-minister of foreign affairs, tells Boao ...

Beijing warns Manila against stirring up conflict in South China Sea with US support

China has warned the Philippines not to stir up conflict in the South China Sea. Beijing was responding to remarks made by US ...

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Philippine defense chief calls China's claims in the South China Sea 'the biggest fiction and lie'

The Philippine defense chief on Monday called China's expansive claims in the South China Sea “the biggest fiction and lie” ...

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Satellite Photos Show Island Building in Contested South China Sea

Vietnam is following in the footsteps of rival Spratly Islands claimant China in building out military-purposed ...

Satellite images show fresh Chinese bomber deployment in South China Sea

China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert ...

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