U.S. and Philippine
governments have established a new defense cooperation agreement. The agreement is a ten year deal that will
allow all U.S. military joint use of the Philippine military and training
bases. This agreement is able to take
effect without any official approval from the Philippine senate. This is important because in 1991 their
senate rejected an extension of U.S military forces in the Philippines. This new agreement marks the improvement of
relations between the U.S. and the Philippines.
Although this shows the improvement in relations between the two
countries it also shows how the improving tensions in the South China Sea are
getting a lot of attention. Perhaps the
presence of U.S. warships will persuade China to back off. The agreement is also considered to be the
most visible accomplishment of Obama’s recent visits to Japan, Korea, Malaysia and the
Philippines.
Alexandra Averyhttp://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-us-philippines-defense-cooperation-20140427,0,6497128.story#axzz306Rid9zk
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