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...The investments will be over the next “five to 10 years” in sectors including energy and digital infrastructure, Marcos’ press office said in a statement citing Jose Manuel Romualdez, Manila’s ambassador...
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...Chinese ships tried to stop Manila from supplying soldiers stationed on the Sierra Madre, a decades-old ship lodged on the shoal....
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...Speaking alongside Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese, Biden said he wanted to send a “clear message” to Beijing after China’s coastguard tried to block a Philippine supply mission in the South China...
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