US, Philippines establish ground rules to counter China in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait


The United States and the Philippines on Wednesday established ground rules for jointly countering China’s activities in a region that includes the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, outlining enhanced coordination for real-time intelligence sharing.

The Pentagon on Wednesday released guidelines on US-Philippine defence cooperation after US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin met Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, Jnr in Washington.

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