Philippines fully restores US troops pact it had threatened to scrap

The US military presence in the region has been seen as a counterbalance to China, which has aggressively asserted claims to vast areas of the disputed South China Sea despite a 2016 international arbitration ruling that invalidated their historic basis.

By July 30, 2021 at 08:54AM

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