Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery."
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Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony in Beijing on Jan. 4: The Philippine president is likely to continue rebuilding ties with the U.S. and Japan. © Xinhua/AP
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