<p fr-original-style="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; box-sizing: border-box;">• <a fr-original-style="" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/01/asia/us-philippines-base-access-agreement-intl-hnk-ml" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">The Philippines</strong></a> allowed the US to set up four additional military bases in the country, boosting Washington's efforts to counter China by having a strategic advantage to monitor activities in the South China Sea and Taiwan. US and Philippines' military expansion plan is part of the full implementation of the 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).</p>

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