Philippines seeks to strengthen military ties with the United States by the name of the Korean Peninsula tensions. "Shoulder to shoulder" US-Philippine military exercises in full swing at the same time, the Philippines, said yesterday that if the Korean Peninsula, the outbreak of war, the Philippines will be able to let the U.S. military stationed in the Philippine military bases.
"Our bilateral defense agreement requirements, the Philippines and the United States is under attack by either party, the parties joint action is needed." Philippine Foreign Secretary Del Rosario told the media yesterday, "As a result, it can be assumed if the Philippines or our allies under attack , the United States can use our base. "
According to public information, this may be the first time the Philippines Foreign Minister made it clear that will provide military bases for the U.S. military. However, Del Rosario to the stand is not surprising. In the 9th of this month, the opening ceremony, he hinted that the Philippines may open base to help the U.S. military to deal with North Korea. On Friday, Philippine Defense Secretary Jia Siming also said that if the Korean peninsula "extreme conditions", the Philippine government would consider taking U.S. forces stationed in "extreme measures".
Originally has a base in the Philippines, but after the end of the Cold War in the 1990s, the Philippine Congress not to extend the U.S. military agreement, the United States had the request of the Philippine authorities to abandon Clark Air Base in 1991, and in 1992 withdrew from Subic Bay large naval base. According to the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, did not sign the treaty, foreign troops in the Philippines shall not a long-term military presence. However, the Philippines has been open part of the military base and civilian airport, set off the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, warplanes and warships in the Philippines for its repair or add fuel to the U.S. forces.
On the other hand, the Chinese fishermen detained in the Philippines continue to be of concern.
According to reports, the Political Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines Sun Xiangyang 12 revealed to the media of the current situation of these fishermen. Sun Xiangyang said that the arrangements of the Philippine side, the Chinese embassy officials made several trips to the Faythe Ministry Military camp prison visits detained 12 Chinese fishermen, understand and verify the situation and help them to hire a lawyer, and for them to buy some daily necessities and food. The detained fishermen, in addition to a fishing boat ran aground by a little scratch, others in good health, life did not encounter any difficulties.
At the same time, the same with China has sovereignty disputes in the South China Sea, Vietnam continues to hype the South China Sea issue. According to Vietnamese media reported yesterday, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam to the representatives of the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam on April 12 caused letters, opposition organizations tourists to Hainan Province, three Shashi travel plans.
Reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam National Boundary Commission representative said that the Chinese side the tourists to go to three Shashi behavior of a serious violation of Vietnam's Paracel Islands "sovereignty", Vietnam asked China to cancel the plan.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has repeatedly pointed out that China has indisputable sovereignty over the Xisha and Nansha Islands and their adjacent waters. Claim to territorial sovereignty of any country of the Islands and any action taken, are illegal and invalid.
 



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