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Between the USA and China: Marcos Jr. seeks balance

First official visit to Beijing: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with President Xi Jinping
The Philippines is seeking a balance between its partners the USA and China. Conflicts with Beijing over maritime territories have dominated relations in recent times. But the new President Marcos Jr. is trying to find a way to more cooperation. To this end, he traveled to Beijing this week.
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Christiane Kühl
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The United States and China are vying for influence in Southeast Asia. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Philippines, where the US, as a former colonial power, has held a kind of patronage for decades, including a bilateral defense treaty. For the US, the island nation is an important partner in the region, which has traditionally avoided alliances.

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