Marcos is finding a new balance between U.S. and China

After policy swings, new Philippine president is building on legacy of his father

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Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his first State of the Nation address on July 25: The new president has staked out a tougher position toward Beijing © Reuters

Richard Heydarian is an incoming lecturer with the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and the author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery."

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