"The US is not a party to the issue of the South China Sea and is in no position to interfere in the maritime issues between China and the Philippines. Still less, the US should not use the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty to justify the violation of China's sovereignty, rights and...
A Mutual Defense Treaty remains in effect. Although differences of interpretation have existed between the two countries over the mutual obligations, it nevertheless commits the US to a continuing interest in the security of the Philippines.Given the opposition to the presence of the bases and the ...
"The US is not a party to the issue of the South China Sea and is in no position to interfere in the maritime issues between China and the Philippines. Still less, the US should not use the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty to justify the violation of China's sovereignty, rights and...
The US-Philippines treaty says the two sides recognize that an armed attack on one would be dangerous to the other's peace and safety as well and, therefore, pledge to take joint measures in such situations to meet the common dangers. And it stipulates that an armed attack on either party...
kendall said in a speech, adding it built on a seven-decade-old mutual defense treaty that applied anywhere in the south china sea. "we are at an inflection point in history and our cooperation will help ensure we stay on the path to peace and stability," he added...
The risk remains high that an incident could result in the death of a Filipino soldier, potentially triggering the U.S.-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty and bringing American and Chinese forces to the brink of conflict. That is the heart of the problem for the US, China and the Philippines....
“An armed attack against the Philippines’ armed forces, public vessels or aircraft in the Pacific, including in the South China Sea, will trigger our obligations under the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty,”declaredthe U.S. State Department amid the rising t...
Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana proposed to review the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) which was signed with Washington, triggering concern that Manila would scrap the agreement. Last July, President Duterte said, "There will never be a time that I will go to America during my ter...
a"The United States and the Philippines have a mutual defence treaty which guarantees that we get involved in each other's defense and that is self explanatory," he told reporters in Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan.[translate]
If the treaty is signed and passed through Congress, Saudi Arabia will become the only Arab state with a formal US defense treaty. Advertisement Expectations for the deal to be reached The deal is not expected to receive the two-thirds Senate majority it would need to be ratified unless it ...