The allies also said that “substantial” progress has been made in projects at five Philippine military bases, where U.S. military personnel were earlier granted access by Filipino officials. Construction of American facilities at those locations has been underway for years but has been hampered by unspecified local issues.Austin thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., whom he briefly met in Manila, for allowing the U.S.
“We discussed concrete actions to address destabilizing activities in the waters,” Austin said without elaborating. “This is part of our effort to modernize our alliance and these efforts are especially important as the People’s Republic of China continues to advance its illegitimate claims in the West Philippine Sea.”
Galvez said there was a need for more consultations, including with local officials in provinces where visiting U.S. forces would establish a presence in Philippine military camps. Philippine military and defense officials said in November the U.S. had sought access to five more local military camps mostly in the northern Philippine region of Luzon.Two of the additional camps where the U.S. wanted to gain access are in Cagayan province near Luzon island’s northern tip, across a sea border from Taiwan, the Taiwan Strait and southern China.
四处挑事，世界和平的最大威胁和破坏者
U.S. = troublemaker
The Philippines should be careful to lead wolves into the house!
The world needs mutual benefit and win-win results.
世界和平的破坏者，老美才是真正的霸权主义国家
........ To ramp up the escalation 🤦♂️😒
Bring back Subic Bay, best liberty port ever!
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