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The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept watch from a distance.
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Hegseth's decision to make the Philippines his first stop in Asia, followed by Japan — both U.S. treaty allies facing territorial disputes with China — was the strongest assurance yet by the U.S. unde...

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China conducts military patrol in South China Sea, warns Philippines
China's military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Manila, which disputes some of Beijing's claims in the waterway.
US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed South China Sea as a Chinese ship keeps watch
The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept watch from a distance.
China conducts military patrol as PH welcomes Hegseth, holds joint sail with US, Japan
China's military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's commitment to the Philippines.
Hegseth Tells Philippines the Trump Administration Will Ramp up Deterrence Against China Threat
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Trump administration will work with allies to ramp up deterrence against threats across the world, including China’s aggression in the South China Sea
US defense chief says stronger deterrence needed against China in disputed sea
Trump’s “America First” foreign policy thrust has triggered concerns in Asia about the scale and depth of US commitment to the region.
Hegseth vows to help deter ‘China’s aggression’ in Philippines
STORY: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Philippines on Friday, where he reaffirmed Washington's "ironclad" commitment to a defense treaty between the two countries.His first stop on a trip through Asia comes amid growing threats from China.
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Philippine Defense Chief Calls for Stronger South China Sea Presence Ahead of SECDEF Hegseth Visit
Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro on Monday laid out Manila’s plans to deter Chinese efforts in the South China Sea during a speech to Manila’s forces stationed in the region. In his remarks at the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Command’s 49th founding anniversary ceremony,
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China: No problem with freedom of navigation, overflight in SCS
China on Friday said there ''has never been a problem'' with freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea as it asked the Philippines not to start a conflict with United States support.
Philippine defense chief calls China’s claims in the South China Sea ‘the biggest fiction and lie’
The Philippine defense chief has called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that no Southeast Asian country will accept.
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Pentagon chief calls for deterrence against China in first visit to Manila
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explicitly called "communist" China a threat during his first visit to the Philippines on Friday, March 28, declaring that "deterrence is necessary around the world,
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Pete Hegseth: Deterrence necessary in South China Sea
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth underscored Friday the importance of deterrence amid threats in the South China Sea.Hegseth made the remark as he paid a courtesy call on President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr.
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In Manila visit, Hegseth stresses deterrence ‘considering threats from communist Chinese’
Friends need to stand shoulder to shoulder to deter conflict, to ensure that there's free navigation, whether you call it the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea,' the US defense chief tells Pr
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Marcos: US 'greatest force' for peace in the region amid sea row
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said the United States (US) remained the 'greatest force' in maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing Chinese pressure in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
‘Assigning sentinels’: Philippines eyes Subic Bay islands for South China Sea security
Experts say it might be legally and logistically difficult to repurpose Grande and Chiquita Islands but political will might hold sway.
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