MANILA: China this week has voiced concern “shared by many in the Philippines” as regards the country getting drawn into a “potential conflict” in the Taiwan Strait after the designation of new EDCA sites in Luzon.
Governors are split on the planned areas under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement that the United States will be allowed to use in their provinces.
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The United States insisted that it is not seeking permanent bases in the Philippines following the announcement of four additional Philippine military facilities that may be accessed by US forces under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).