The foreign minister of China [Qin Gang] just visited [me recently] and I told him and I assured him that no, these are not … intended to be military bases to attack, to move against anyone … not China, not any country,' declared President Marcos in a recent interview, referring to military sites that will be opened up to US troops under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca). In a high-profile speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, the Filipino president reiterated that Edca was not designed for belligerence but instead aimed at addressing nontraditional security issues, namely climate change and others.

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