WASHINGTON (Bloomberg): US State Secretary Antony Blinken and Defence chief Lloyd Austin will meet their Philippine counterparts next week, as Manila vowed to pursue efforts with Washington towards "collective defence” of the region around the disputed South China Sea.
The two nations’ top diplomats and defence chiefs will meet for the first time since 2016 in Washington to tackle key areas of cooperation, the Philippine Foreign Affairs Department said in a statement released Wednesday (April 5).
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