Live Breaking News & Updates on Hilippine Officials Said The Chinese Embassy Separately Warned Ina Recent Statement That Philippine Governments Security Cooperation With Washington Will Drag Philippines Into Abyss Of Geopolitical Strife And Damage Its Economic Development At End Day Long Seething Territorial Conflicts Have Persisted Asa Major Irritant In China Relations Early Marcos Six Year Term His Administration Has Filed Least 77 More Than 200 Diplomatic Protests Against Chinas Increasingly Assertive Actions Disputed Waters Since Took Office Last

Stay updated with breaking news from Hilippine officials said the chinese embassy separately warned ina recent statement that philippine governments security cooperation with washington will drag philippines into abyss of geopolitical strife and damage its economic development at end day long seething territorial conflicts have persisted asa major irritant in china relations early marcos six year term his administration has filed least 77 more than 200 diplomatic protests against chinas increasingly assertive actions disputed waters since took office last . Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Philippines names 4 new bases for US forces despite objections

The Philippine government has identified four new local military areas for American forces to stay indefinitely despite strong objections from China. ....

Negros Occidental , South China Sea , Brunei General , Republic Of , United States , Balabac Island , Ferdinand Marcos Jr , Chinese Foreign Ministry , Chinese Embassy , Un Convention , Ferdinand Marcos , Defense Cooperation Agreement , Santa Ana , United Nations Backed , Philippines Names 4 New Bases For Us Forces Despite Objections , The Philippine Govern Ment On Monday Identified Four New Local Military Areas Where Rotational Batches Of American Forces With Their Weapons Will Be Allowed To Stay Indefinitely Despite Strong Objections From China President Ferdinand Marcos Jr Has Approved An Expanded Us Presence In Country By Allowing Station Additional Bases Under 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement Between Longtime Treaty Allies He Said Move Would Boost His Countrys Coastal Sites Office Includea Navy Base Santa Ana Town And International Airport Lal Lo , Oth In Northern Cagayan Province Those Two Locations Have Infuriated Chinese Officials Because They Would Provide Us Forces Witha Staging Ground Close To Southern China And Taiwan , He Self Ruled Island Beijing Claims As Its Own The Two Other Military Areas Are In Northern Isabela Province And On Balabac Western Of Palawan Faces South China Sea , A Key Passage For Global Trade That Beijing Claims Virtually In Its Entirety And Where It Has Taken Increasingly Aggressive Actions Have Threatened Smaller Claimant States , Ncluding The Philippines , Ietnam And Malaysia Chinas Sweeping Territorial Claims Its Maritime Activity Has Also Alarmed The United States Other Western Governmentsa Nations Backed Arbitration Tribunal Ruled In 2016 That Historical Claim Had No Legal Basis Under 1982 Un Convention On Law Of Seas Beijing Dismissed Ruling , Hich Washington And Other Western Governments Recognize , Nd Continues To Defy It Ina Closed Doors Meeting In Manila With Their Philippine Counterparts Last Month , A Chinese Foreign Ministry Delegation Expressed Its Strong Opposition To An Expanded Us Military Presence In The Philippines , Hilippine Officials Said The Chinese Embassy Separately Warned Ina Recent Statement That Philippine Governments Security Cooperation With Washington Will Drag Philippines Into Abyss Of Geopolitical Strife And Damage Its Economic Development At End Day Long Seething Territorial Conflicts Have Persisted Asa Major Irritant In China Relations Early Marcos Six Year Term His Administration Has Filed Least 77 More Than 200 Diplomatic Protests Against Chinas Increasingly Assertive Actions Disputed Waters Since Took Office Last ,