Biden, Philippines' Marcos discuss tensions in South China Sea

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WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden and his Philippine counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos, held their first face-to-face talks on Thursday with tensions in the South China Sea high on their agenda.Marcos, son of the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, took power in June.

Biden said as the two men began their talks that he wanted to talk about the South China Sea, where China is exerting its influence, as well as Covid-19 and renewable energy."The role of the United States in maintaining the peace in our region is something that is much appreciated by all the countries in the region and the Philippines especially," Marcos said.in case of any US need to defend Taiwan militarily from Chinese attack, given its geographical position.

Manila's ambassador to the US, a relative of Marcos, told Japan's Nikkei newspaper this month the Philippines would let US forces use the South-east Asian nation's military bases in the event of a Taiwan conflict only"if it is important for us, for our own security."

 

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