Hegseth to visit the Philippines for talks that will include South China Sea concerns, envoy says
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Hegseth to visit the Philippines for talks that will include South China Sea concerns, envoy says
China claims virtually the entire South China Sea, a major security and global trade route. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also lay overlapping claims to the resource-rich ...
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Hegseth to Visit the Philippines for Talks That Will Include South China Sea Concerns, Envoy Says
Hegseth to Visit the Philippines for Talks That Will Include South China Sea Concerns, Envoy Says MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the ...