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 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. listens to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the ASEAN-U.S. Summit in Jakarta on Sept. 6. (Pool via Reuters)
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