US-Philippines talks aid 'agile' responses to China: Marcos

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STORY: :: The Philippines says regular U.S. talks help 'agile' responses to tensions with China

:: July 30, 2024

:: Manila, Philippines

:: Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Philippines President

"I’m always very happy that these communication lines are very open so that all the things that we are doing together, in terms of our alliance, in terms of the specific context of our situation here, in the West Philippine Sea and in the Indo-Pacific, are continuously examined and re-examined so we are agile in terms of our responses.”

Marcos greeted Austin and Blinken at the Malacanang Palace on Tuesday morning ahead of meetings with their Filipino counterparts, the first such meetings hosted by the Philippines.

U.S. treaty ally, the Philippines, has repeatedly sparred at sea this past year due to competing maritime territorial claims with China, the main U.S. rival in the Indo-Pacific. Beijing and Manila have, however, reached a "provisional arrangement" to ease tensions and manage differences.