MANILA (AFP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Saturday (Aug 6) in a bid to bolster the countries' "strong" alliance, as China conducts military drills around nearby Taiwan.
Blinken is the most senior US official to visit the South-East Asian nation -- a treaty-bound ally of the United States -- since Marcos took office on June 30.
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