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Philippines military deal boosts US efforts to counter China Andreo Calonzo Share Manila | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a key military deal with the US, boosting President Joe Biden’s efforts to counter China and strengthen ties with allies in the Asia-Pacific. Mr Duterte retracted last year’s termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement, Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said at a joint briefing with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin on Friday. The decision allows large-scale combat exercises between US and Philippine forces, which at times have alarmed China, to proceed. It was a step back from the Philippine leader’s stunning vow early in his term to distance himself from Washington as he tried to rebuild frayed ties with China over territorial rifts in the South China Sea.

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