US Indo-Pacific strategy: Washington recommits to allies amid regional security concerns
The latest confrontation between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea comes just weeks after the United States renewed its commitment to defend the Philippines. That followed a trilateral summit, where leaders of the US, the Philippines and Japan met in Washington to discuss security in the disputed waterway, as well as the broader Indo-Pacific. Caroline Malone reports.
The latest confrontation between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea comes just weeks after the United States renewed its commitment to defend the Philippines. That followed a trilateral summit, where leaders of the US, the Philippines and Japan met in Washington to discuss security in the disputed waterway, as well as the broader Indo-Pacific. Caroline Malone reports.