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US May Announce Expanded Access to Military Bases in Philippines This Week, Media Reports

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The United States may announce this week that it will expand its access to military bases in the Philippines as part of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's visit to Manila, American media reported on Wednesday

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On January 29, Austin headed to South Korea and the Philippines to meet with senior officials for talks on Indo-Pacific security. Washington is looking to expand its access to the country's bases in the Philippines with a focus on China due to the changing balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region, according to the media. In January, media reported that more than 16,000 Philippine and US troops would participate in the annual Balikatan joint military exercises scheduled to take place from April 24-27 in the Philippine city of Laoag.

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© AP Photo / Aaron FavilaU.S. Marines salute during opening ceremonies of an annual joint military exercise called Kamandag the Tagalog acronym for "Cooperation of the Warriors of the Sea" at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig city, Philippines on Monday Oct. 3, 2022.

U.S. Marines salute during opening ceremonies of an annual joint military exercise called Kamandag the Tagalog acronym for Cooperation of the Warriors of the Sea at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig city, Philippines on Monday Oct. 3, 2022. - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.02.2023

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States may announce this week that it will expand its access to military bases in the Philippines as part of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's visit to Manila, American media reported on Wednesday, citing US Defense Department officials.

On January 29, Austin headed to South Korea and the Philippines to meet with senior officials for talks on Indo-Pacific security.

Washington is looking to expand its access to the country's bases in the Philippines with a focus on China due to the changing balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region, according to the media.

In January, media reported that more than 16,000 Philippine and US troops would participate in the annual Balikatan joint military exercises scheduled to take place from April 24-27 in the Philippine city of Laoag.