United States Embassy in Manila spokesman Kanishka Gangopadhyay disputed the 'bully' tag by the Chinese Embassy in Manila on the US for strengthening its military alliance with the Philippines and interfering in regional matters.
United States Embassy in Manila spokesman Kanishka Gangopadhyay disputed the "bully" tag by the Chinese Embassy in Manila on the US for strengthening its military alliance with the Philippines and interfering in regional matters.File photo by Manila Bulletin
In a response to media questions, US Embassy in Manila spokesman Kanishka Gangopadhyay commented on Chinese Embassy in Manila’s calling the former colonial power a “bully” who is “ganging up with its allies from other parts of the world to flex muscle in the South China Sea.” China has consistently opposed the Philippines’ planned expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement , which will add four more military based that US forces would have access to. That’s in addition to the five existing bases.
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