Chuckling right after he was asked to comment on Huang’s speech, Marcos said he would be “talking to the ambassador soon.”
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, April 19, seemingly downplayed the Chinese ambassador’s recent statements advising the Philippines not to side with Taipei if it “[cares] genuinely” about Filipino migrant workers in Taiwan. … lost in translation. English is not his first language. I am very interested to know what it is that he meant.
The Marcos administration in early 2023 announced that four new sites would be opened to American troops under EDCA, increasing to nine the Philippine military bases covered by the agreement. Marcos has said this would allow the country’s treaty allies to better assist the Philippines during calamities. The US would be allowed access to these bases, including the prepositioning of their assets, under the military agreement.
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