queen9play Rubio affirms ‘ironclad’ US commitment to Philippines
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after he was sworn in by Vice President J.D. Vance, in the Vice President’s ceremonial office at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2025. The US Senate unanimously approved Rubio as Secretary of State on January 20, putting the fellow senator on the front line of President Donald Trump’s often confrontational diplomacy. – On Wednesday, January 22, Rubio said the United States under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines’ defense, as tensions simmer with Beijing in the South China Sea. (Photo by ALLISON ROBBERT / Agence France-Presse)
WASHINGTON, United States — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines’ defense, as tensions simmer with Beijing in the South China Sea.
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In a call with his Philippine counterpart Enrique Manalo, Rubio “underscored the United States’ ironclad commitments to the Philippines under our Mutual Defense Treaty,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said.
Article continues after this advertisementRubio, a longtime hawk on China, discussed the “dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea” by Beijing, formally known as the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
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“Secretary Rubio conveyed that the PRC’s behavior undermines regional peace and stability and is inconsistent with international law,” Bruce said.
Article continues after this advertisementUS leaders have repeatedly stood by the Philippines, a treaty ally and former US colony.
Article continues after this advertisementBut Trump is known for questioning alliances, including NATO, claiming allied nations treat the United States unfairly by not paying more for defense.
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Rubio made the call with his Philippine counterpart a day after a veiled warning to Beijing on the South China Sea during a four-way meeting with his counterparts from India, Japan, and Australia.
Article continues after this advertisementThe Philippines have engaged in increasingly tense confrontations with China over disputed South China Sea waters and reefs over the past year.
China claims most of the strategic waterway despite an international tribunal ruling that its claim lacked any legal basis.
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