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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Philippine and U.S. troops at the opening ceremony of the Salaknib exercises on March 13: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has doubled down on defense cooperation with Washington. © Reuters
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