Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr strikes a delicate balancing act between the US and China. - AFP
MANILA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A foreign policy reboot is under way in the Philippines, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr strikes a delicate balancing act between the United States and China amid the two superpowers’ intensifying battle for influence in South-East Asia.
Marcos, who took office in June, has abandoned his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte’s pro-China approach in favour of a more nuanced foreign policy that revives ties with old military ally Washington while also forging deeper economic relations with Beijing.
