US EditionUS Defense Secretary to Visit Philippines for Security Talks and Military Alliance Strengthening
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will visit the Philippines on March 28-29 for security talks, as confirmed by a Philippine official.
- The discussions will include increasing deterrence against aggression in the South China Sea, which China claims extensively, according to Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez.
- Hegseth aims to reaffirm U.S. Commitment to the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty to support Philippine security forces, based on a readout from Pentagon spokesperson John Ullyot.
- China claims most of the South China Sea, leading to rising tensions with the Philippines, as noted by various officials.
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