President Marcos may discuss tensions over Taiwan with US President Joe Biden at the White House next week, but the focus of talks will be on trade and investment, a top diplomat said on Tuesday.
He may or may not discuss Taiwan with Biden but is focused on avoiding conflict, Romualdez said.“On a clear day, from the northernmost part of the country, you can see Taiwan,” he said. “So that’s how close it is. Obviously, it will affect us … If anything happens in Taiwan, everybody will be affected, most especially in the Asean region, but the whole world.”
The push for clarity comes amid a steady buildup of military and coast guard assets by Beijing in the South China Sea, including artificial islands in the Spratly archipelago that are equipped with missile systems within range of the Philippines.
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