The historic trilateral summit held in Washington among the Philippines, the United States and Japan certainly wasn’t planned overnight but it wasn’t designed too long ago, either.
A source in the Marcos administration already revealed last week’s summit to me as early as last month, weeks before the announcement.
We can easily guess why. It’s largely because of the growing concerns about China’s increased aggression in the South China Sea.“We underscore our nations” unwavering commitment to freedom of navigation and overflight, and the importance of respecting the sovereign rights of states within their exclusive economic zones consistent with international law, as reflected in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Of course, it’s not just about China but the bigger picture shows that the new trilateral cooperation would translate to billions of dollars in investments for the Philippines from both the US and Japan aimed at strengthening our military and economic capabilities in the face of the growing tensions in the South China Sea.
Aside from these existing projects, there could be more Japan-backed infrastructure projects in the Philippines, says Nihei-san during a sumptuous dinner of Japanese cuisine which, by the way, included three generous servings of my favorite uni which I described in jest as “trilateral uni.” When partners come together to advance democratic institutions, the rule of law, respect for human rights and human dignity, we can only go forward and help create better societies for succeeding generations.
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