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Vice President Kamala Harris, on her second international trip in the role, got a taste of the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China as she flew into Vietnam - a former U.S. adversary wary of Beijings growing dominance and now courted by Washington.
Harris has used her Asia trip that began in Singapore to criticize Beijing’s aggressive posture in the South China Sea.
Duterte fully restores key US military pact July 31 2021 12:27 AM RELATED STORIES United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (left) signs a guest book as Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana looks on at Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Text Size: Reuters/ Manila Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a crucial pact governing the presence of US troops in the southeast Asian nation, the two countries’ defence ministers said yesterday, reversing a decision that had caused increasing concern in Washington and Manila. The Visitin...
Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte fully restores key United States troop pact SECTIONS Last Updated: Jul 30, 2021, 12:45 PM IST Share Synopsis The Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) provides rules for the rotation of thousands of U.S. troops in and out of the Philippines for war drills and exercises. It has assumed additional importance as the United States and its allies contend with an increasingly assertive China. Getty Images In this handout photo provided by the US Navy, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, along with other vessels, can be seen during a transit of the Philippine Se...
Philippines’ Duterte fully restores key U.S. troop pact United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (L) and Philippines' Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (R) shake hands after a bilateral meeting at Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2021. Rolex Dela Pena/Pool via REUTERS July 30, 2021 By Idrees Ali and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a crucial pact governing the presence of U.S. troops in the Southeast Asian nation, the two countries’ defence ministers said on Friday, reversing a decision that...