Tag: military alliances

Palace: President Duterte has no interest in seeking other military alliances

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is not interested in seeking other military alliances with other countries. In an interview over CNN Philippines on Friday, Feb. 14, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President was instead interested in strengthening the country’s own capabilities. “Kaya nga papalakasin natin ang puwersa natin, eh di mag-uumpisa tayong bumili ng mga high-tech weapons,” he said. Panelo issued the statement after the Philippines moved to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement with the […]

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Duterte says Philippines will maintain its military alliances

(Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday (October 12) his country would maintain its existing defence treaties and its military alliances, adding to uncertainty and confusion over the status of security ties with the United States. In an apparent break from a weeks-long torrent of anti-American rhetoric, Duterte suggested defence alliances would continue and his foreign policy was to “realign”, but reiterated joint exercises with U.S. troops, a decades-old tradition, would be stopped. […]

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China’s Xi issues veiled warning to Asia over military alliances

(Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to warn some Asian nations on Wednesday about strengthening military alliances to counter China, saying this would not benefit regional security. But he also pledged to peacefully resolve China’s disputes over territory, which have intensified in recent years, especially in the South and East China Seas. “To beef up military alliances targeted at a third party is not conducive to maintaining common security in the region,” Xi said in a speech, […]

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