Philippines “Needs More Than Protests" to Counter China Marcos Says, US Vows "Ironclad" Support

President Ferdinand Marcos said the Philippines needs to do more than protest Beijing's "illegal actions" in the South China Sea. "We have filed over a hundred protests, we have already made a similar number of demarches...We have to do more than just that," Marcos said. A top US official on June 27 told a Chinese counterpart that Washington's defence commitments to the Philippines were "ironclad". Meanwhile, China urged the US to stop supporting "provocations" by the Philippines, following Campbell’s concern about rising tensions in the South China Sea.

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Video: AP/AFP/Reuters

0:00 - Introduction
0:40 - Marcos Stresses Philippines “needs to Do More” to Counter China
2:00 - Us Reaffirms “ironclad” Commitment to Philippines in Call With China
3:35 - China-philippines Tensions Continue to Mount
4:50 - Japan-philippines Seek to Deepen Defence Cooperation



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