US Vice-President Kamala Harris visited a Philippine island near waters claimed by China to show support for the long-time US ally and counter Beijing’s growing influence in the region.
Harris is the highest-ranking US official ever to visit the western island of Palawan, the closest Philippine landmass to the Spratly archipelago in the hotly contested South China Sea.
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