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US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Philippines
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US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in the Philippines for talks aimed at reviving ties with Washington¡¯s oldest ally in Asia and one that is central to US efforts to counter China¡¯s increasingly assertive policies towards Taiwan, Reuters reports.
Ms Harris, was to meet President Ferdinand Marcos Jr as the Biden administration seeks to shore up relations with allies worried about growing Chinese influence in Southeast Asia and possible conflict over Taiwan.
The Philippines is an important part of this diplomatic push. Military access to the country, just 120 miles (193 km) from Taiwan and adjacent to the South China Sea, would greatly complicate any attempt by China to invade Taiwan, according to military analysts.
In President Marcos, son and namesake of the Philippines president, US President Joe Biden and his national security aides see a strategic and unexpectedly strong ally for its top foreign policy challenge - competition with China - according to administration officials.
"It makes sense to invest high-level attention to restore deepened cooperation across the board with this youthful, populous, prospering, and strategically located ally," said Daniel Russel, the top US diplomat for East Asia under former President Barack Obama and now with the Asia Society.
Ms Harris, was to meet President Ferdinand Marcos Jr as the Biden administration seeks to shore up relations with allies worried about growing Chinese influence in Southeast Asia and possible conflict over Taiwan.
The Philippines is an important part of this diplomatic push. Military access to the country, just 120 miles (193 km) from Taiwan and adjacent to the South China Sea, would greatly complicate any attempt by China to invade Taiwan, according to military analysts.
In President Marcos, son and namesake of the Philippines president, US President Joe Biden and his national security aides see a strategic and unexpectedly strong ally for its top foreign policy challenge - competition with China - according to administration officials.
"It makes sense to invest high-level attention to restore deepened cooperation across the board with this youthful, populous, prospering, and strategically located ally," said Daniel Russel, the top US diplomat for East Asia under former President Barack Obama and now with the Asia Society.