President Joe Biden will welcome Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to the White House on May 1 in a sign of a warming bond between the two nations amid US tensions with China over Taiwan.
Biden will reaffirm Washington’s "ironclad commitment to the defense of the Philippines, and the leaders will discuss efforts to strengthen the longstanding US-Philippines alliance," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
Last week, the US secretaries of Defense and State met with their Philippine counterparts in Washington in a high-level summit, days after the US gained greater military access in the Philippines. The White House statement said Biden and Marcos would discuss other matters including economic cooperation, clean energy and respect for human rights.
Manila earlier this month announced the locations of four more military bases it is allowing the US military to use on top of the five agreed on under the 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, known as EDCA.China warned last week the expanded military deal could endanger regional peace, and accused Washington of a "zero-sum mentality."
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