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The Philippine President Marcos says he won’t give U.S. access to more local military bases

By Aaron Favila, Associated Press

Beijing accused the Philippines of providing American forces with staging grounds, which could be used to undermine China's security.

U.S. intelligence shows China is surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine, AP says

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow in turn is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry for use in its war against Ukraine, according to a U.S. assessment.

U.S. and Philippines step up strategic partnership as China threats loom in South China Sea

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The U.S. and Filipino foreign and defense ministers and national security advisers met to discuss strategic and military issues Friday.

Competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms race between U.S. and China

By Frank Bajak, Associated Press

U.S. and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which squadrons of air and sea drones equipped with artificial intelligence work together like a swarm of bees to overwhelm an enemy.

U.S. bolsters military ties with Japan and Philippines amid Chinese provocations

By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Solveig Rennan, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako

President Biden hosted the leaders of Japan and the Philippines on Thursday, sending a strong message of unity to Beijing. The administration says the network of alliances and partnerships in Asia is expanding in direct response to actions by China.

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Biden says U.S. support for Philippines, Japan defense ‘ironclad’ amid growing China provocations

By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The trilateral summit on Thursday was called amid growing concern about provocative Chinese action in the Pacific, which will be a large focus of the leaders' talks.

Ambassador Emanuel on building military cooperation with Japan to deter China

By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos, will meet with President Biden on Wednesday for a trilateral summit. The Biden administration has been improving military cooperation with Asian countries as a means to counter…

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The U.S. Army will hold combat training in the Philippines as maritime tensions rise

By Jim Gomez, Associated Press

The U.S. Army is introducing a joint battlefield training in the Philippines to improve combat readiness including by ensuring adequate supply of ammunition and other needs in difficult conditions in tropical jungles and on scattered islands.

U.S.-China relationship on ‘more stable footing,’ Yellen says, but more improvement expected

By Fatima Hussein, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a message of mutual cooperation at a meeting Sunday with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, highlighting the improvement in relations since her visit to China last year while recognizing that major differences remain.

China agrees to ‘intensive’ talks with U.S. on balancing economic growth, Yellen says

By Fatima Hussein, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday that upcoming U.S.-China talks will tackle a top Biden administration complaint that Beijing's economic model and trade practices put American companies and workers at an unfair competitive disadvantage.