The Philippines backtrack on its decision to end the key defence pact with the US, a move that is likely to antagonize an increasingly belligerent China
The Philippines has backtracked on its decision to end the key defence pact with the US, a move that is likely to antagonize an increasingly belligerent China.
“The president decided to recall or retract the termination letter for the VFA," Lorenzana told reporters after an hour-long meeting with Austin, referring to the Visiting Forces Agreement, adding: "We are back on track". US Defence Secretary Austin said the decision would further bolster the two nations’ 70-year treaty alliance.
The US on the other hand uses its military presence as a counterbalance to China, which has used force to assert claims to vast areas of the disputed South China Sea, including the construction of artificial islands equipped with airstrips and military installations. But the US remains involved. Austin said that Beijing’s claim to the South China Sea “has no basis in international law” and “treads on the sovereignty of states in the region.
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