Latest Breaking News On - Marshall centre - Page 2 : comparemela.com

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 enhanced defence cooperation agreement, the us had been given limited access to five military bases. now they will have extended access to nine. philippine officials say locations being considered include bases in northern luzon, near taiwan, and palawan, near the south china sea. james derleth from the marshall centre says the agreement is one part of a larger strategy to deter china. it ll affect it to some extent, but it won t solve the whole problem. as we saw in the black sea or we ve seen in the south

United statesSoutheast asiaEast asiaSouth china seaDefence cooperation agreementNear taiwanNorthern luzonWe saw in the black seaJames derlethMarshall centre