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China's military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Manila, which disputes some of Beiji...
Wall Street Journal |
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a message of reassurance on his first official trip to Asia, telling U.S. allies grappling with challenges from Chinese aggression to North Korean missile test...
The New York Times |
The Philippines has been involved in increasingly tense standoffs with China in the South China Sea over Beijing’s expansive territorial claims.

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