Philippines president says trilateral summit with US, Japan to include South China Sea cooperation

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MANILA, April 10 — The upcoming trilateral summit between the United States, Philippines and Japan will include an agreement to maintain security and freedom of navigation in the...

Singapore's Home Affairs Ministry: Shopee rises to top tier of e-commerce platform safety ratings; Carousell, Facebook Marketplace stay at bottomPhilippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to leave for Washington today afternoon for talks with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

“ will contain more details in the sense of how cooperation will be implemented,” Marcos told reporters.The Philippines under Marcos has deepened military ties with both the United States and Japan as maritime run-ins with China in the South China Sea have escalated. At the same time, Marcos has also denied the existence of a so-called “gentleman’s agreement” reportedly struck under predecessor Rodrigo Duterte with Beijing to keep the status quo in Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed maritime feature in the South China Sea.A spokesperson for former Duterte confirmed last month that such an agreement was made, but Marcos said there are no records of the deal.

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