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As China attempts to increase its influence over the PICs, Japan must marshal a strategic response that connects these states to its broader objectives in the Indo-Pacific.

If a Chinese ship was to open fire on a Philippine coast guard vessel in the disputed South China Sea, what would the United States do? Clearly, given that

The bilateral defense guidelines detail how the US will respond to attacks in the South China Sea. But the US has previously said that the 1951 treaty already applies to the disputed waters.

Can the U.S. invoke MDT if its vessel is attacked while aiding Taiwan vs China?Retired Justice Antonio Carpio: No

1 post published by lobotero on May 2, 2023

The US has stated that it will defend Europe, through NATO, if attacked....now we will fund the Ukraine efforts to expel the Russians....then we will defend South Korea from aggression from the North and Taiwan from any moves by China and now a new 'needy' nation is on the payroll.....the Philippines. The US has promised…

The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement signed in 2014 allows US forces to access, to build facilities, and position equipment, aircraft, and vessels, to designated Philippine military facilities, but not as permanent bases the way Subic, Zambales and Clark in Mabalacat, Pampanga hosted the largest US military bases in the eastern Pacific until 1991 when the Philippine Senate rejected the treaty to extend US military presence.

Last Wednesday the United States committed to allocate, by the end of fiscal year 2023, “more than $100 million in infrastructure investments at the new and existing EDCA sites” – in addition to $82 million earlier allotted for the first five sites.

The United States will be allocating more than $100 million for infrastructure development at new and existing Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement sites in the Philippines this year.

Commentary The Kyodo News reported on Dec. 23 that the U.S. and Japanese militaries have written a draft ...