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Amazing amount of racial profiling and police misconduct that we see in this country today. thank you for that and giving us your take on the situation in the us at the moment. there is much more on our website as well. staying in the united states who has signed a deal allowing large numbers of its troops to return to the philippines for the first time in three decades. the agreement was announced after the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, met president ferdinand marcosjunior in manila. both...

And out of and build infrastructure in. we dont know exactly where they are. but they could be 200 miles south of taiwan, so that is extremely strategically important. we knew beijing would not welcome this, and weve heard from a spokesperson of the foreign ministry saying that it escalated tension and endangers regional peace and stability. and they have said that it will help them on the u.s. side to be able to respond to humanitarian and climate-related disasters in the philippines, but also ...

Quiet day. they expect worse in the months to come. their metro i motto is, if not who else? we have witnessed that on several places on the front line that things are heating up. the russians put a lot more soldiers in this area. as far as that spring offensive is concerned, it seems as though while this may not be that offensive yet, it could be the prelude to that offensive taking shape. don. >> fred pleitgen, thank you. also new this morning, the u.s. military getting expanded access to pa...

A series of moves that have been made to shore up support around taiwan. >> reporter: indeed, poppy. and its also drawing a sharp and strong response from the chinese government and were hearing that in the government spokesperson in their words. i want to share with you what was said earlier today. a spokesperson warned that this move has escalated tension in the region and endangers peace and stability. those are the exact words. very firm from a government spokesperson. to give you some conte...

That is not the case, because the missiles today that the russians are using are something that is impossible to detect. and so that is high on the agenda of what the ukrainians want, and they want it from the u.s. and the u.s. allies as well, bianna. >> and this is all happening as russia is planning for a new front, right? any time soon and a new offensive for the ukrainian offensive is planning as well. fred pleitgen there on the ground. thank you and stay safe. also new this morning, chine...

The u.s. is endangering regional pe peace. the u.s. striking a deal with the philippines to access four more bases on the country. the goal to gain an advantage in the fight over the south china sea close to taiwan. joining me is seth moulton, appointed to sit on the newly formed select committee on china. great to have you on. on the one hand this move reassures regional allies that the u.s. has its back as china is more aggressive in the south china sea. on the other hand its coming as there a...

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Why is the philippines so significant? well, it�*s really about geographical location. if you look at the military alliances the us has in east asia, to the north, you have korea, japan, and in the south, you have australia. but here in southeast asia, the philippines really sits in the most significant strategic position — next to the south china sea, close to taiwan — and that�*s why the americans have been pushing hard for this agreement to regain access for their troops. under the en...

For the report, and that you are safe. fred will be back with more reporting. and now, the u.s. is making some big moves with taiwan to counteract some aggression by china. and they announced som new details of the u.s. expansion here. mark, what is going on and how is china responding to this? >> kate, it is not a big surprise. the response from china is strong and response. i was looking at the remarks from a government news conference today, and the china spokesperson said it has escalated ...

Announced it will give new weaponry. neither the u.s. nor the philippines have said where these four bases are. but we know from previous statements from the philippines that the u.s. has requested access in the northern philippines. thats that spot very close to taiwan. so this is all part of the broader access, the broader move to shift from the wars of the past in the middle east and towards china towards the indo-pacific. from the sort of 10,000-foot level, the previous philippine administra...