NEW YORK -- The U.S. and the Philippines have begun discussions to expand America's military footprint in the eastern seaboard of the island nation, three people familiar with the matter told Nikkei.
The discussion around additional U.S. sites is the latest reaction to China's aggressive foreign policy across the Indo-Pacific region. China is pushing its military operations beyond the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.
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