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Zelenskyy visits Philippines to promote peace summit, which he says China and Russia are trying to undermine

By Jim Gomez, Associated Press

Zelenskyy arrived unannounced and under heavy security in Manila late Sunday after speaking over the weekend at the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore.

Chinese defense minister blames Asia-Pacific friction on U.S. support for Taiwan and Philippines

By David Rising, Associated Press

China's defense minister on Sunday acknowledged the importance of newly renewed military-to-military communications with the United States as tensions escalate in the Asia-Pacific, while at the same time accusing Washington of causing the friction with its support for Taiwan and…

U.S. and Philippine forces sink mock enemy ship in disputed South China Sea

By Jim Gomez, Aaron Favila, Associated Press

Washington and Beijing have been on a collision course over China’s increasingly assertive actions to defend its vast territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Defense chiefs from U.S., Australia, Japan and Philippines vow to deepen cooperation

By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press

Defense chiefs from Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States have vowed to deepen their cooperation as they gather in Hawaii for their second-ever joint meeting amid concerns about China's operations in the South China Sea.

This World’s Fair exhibit aims to tell a more complete picture of what happened there

By Gabrielle Hays

One hundred and twenty years later, voices featured in a new exhibit at the Missouri History Museum hope to share a broader perspective on what happened there.

Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia copes with a sweltering heat wave

By Jim Gomez, Associated Press

Millions of students in all public schools across the Philippines were ordered to stay home Monday after authorities canceled in-person classes for two days.

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. 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.

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.