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Lloyd Austin ยท United StatesDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Japan and the Philippines at the end of this week as tensions have reached a high point in the Indo-Pacific region amid clashes between Filipino sailors and Chinese crews.
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Blinken, Pentagon chief to visit Japan, Philippines amid high Indo-Pacific tensions
100% Center coverage: 2 sources
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ยท JapanJapan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact Monday allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint drills in the Southeast Asian nation that came under brutal Japanese occupation in World War II but is now building an alliance with Tokyo as both face an increasingly assertive China.See the Story
Japan and Philippines to sign defense pact letting Tokyo's forces train in Southeast Asian country
39% Center coverage: 57 sources
Military ยท PhilippinesThe Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday that Chinaโs largest coastguard vessel has anchored in Manilaโs exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, and is meant to intimidate its smaller Asian neighbour.See the Story
China anchors โmonster ship โin South China Sea, Philippine coast guard says
42% Left coverage: 19 sources
Rodrigo Duterte ยท ManilaA former Philippine opposition senator accused ex-President Rodrigo Duterte of plundering state coffers in a criminal complaint filed Friday, alleging that he conspired with an aide to award government infrastructure contracts worth millions of dollars to cronies.cSee the Story
Former Philippine leader Duterte and aide accused of steering government contracts to cronies
40% Left coverage: 10 sources
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ยท PhilippinesPhilippine forces will defend themselves with โthe same level of forceโ if they come under assault again from Chinaโs coast guard in the disputed South China Sea, where Chinese personnel armed with machetes and spears injured Filipino navy personnel and damaged two of their boats in a chaotic faceoff last month, the Philippine military chief said Thursday.See the Story
Philippine military chief warns his forces will fight back if assaulted again in disputed sea
56% Center coverage: 9 sources
Military ยท ChinaChina and the Philippines held a crucial meeting Tuesday to try to ease mounting tensions following their worst confrontation in the disputed South China Sea that sparked fears of a wider conflict that could involve the United States.See the Story
China and the Philippines hold crucial talks to ease tensions after intense clash in disputed waters
44% Center coverage: 25 sources