It’s taken a mutual wariness, and even alarm, about China’s economic coercion and territorial expansionism to bond the two nations together.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos jnr at the presidential palace in Manila.South-East Asian nations such as Singapore and Malaysia have previously figured far more prominently in Australia’s strategic thinking, despite the fact the Philippines, a nation of 114 million people, has a much larger overall population and diaspora community in Australia.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese being welcomed by Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, at the Malacanang palace, alongside Albanese’s partner Jodie Haydon and Marcos’ wife Louise Marcos.Chinese President Xi Jinping is among the regional leaders who will be closely watching the blossoming friendship, in Xi’s case with a raised eyebrow.
The Chinese Coast Guard allegedly used a water cannon against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea.A clash last month, in which Chinese coastguards fired a water cannon on a Philippine boat, heightened tensions between the two nations. So did Beijing’s provocative decision to release a new national map claiming maritime territory that, according to the United Nations, belongs to the Philippines.
Joint Australia-Philippines naval patrols through the contested waters, also the first of their kind, are set to follow soon.
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