Readers discuss Beijing’s dealings with Manila over their dispute in the South China Sea, and Moscow’s changing attitude to the Belt and Road Initiative.
The Philippines and France may begin negotiations next month on a visiting forces agreement as their militaries seek to step up their defense exchanges, according to the French ambassador.
The Philippines and the United States begin an annual military exercise that will include a coordinated sail in the South China Sea and other drills set in the Southeast Asia country's northern provinces, amid China's aggressive acts against Philippine vessels in the sea.
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