MANILA, Philippines — The United States and the Philippines on Wednesday bared their plans to conduct maritime activities, including joint patrols, with 'like-minded partners' in the South China Sea later this year. This was among the points discussed by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, and Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. during a '2+2' ministerial dialogue in Washington on Tuesday. The top defense and foreign officials from the two longtime allies vowed to 'finalize plans for the resumption of combined maritime activities, including the conduct of joint sails by the U.

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