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America’s Reputation at Stake in the Philippines and Asia—Again

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America’s Reputation at Stake in the Philippines and Asia—Again
A China Coast Guard ship fires a water cannon at Unaizah May 4, a Philippine Navy chartered vessel conducting a routine resupply mission to troops stationed at Second Thomas Shoal, in the South China Sea on March 5, 2024. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
Grant Newsham
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U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos will meet in Washington on April 11. This is the first such joint meeting—and it’s thanks to Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Grant Newsham
Grant Newsham
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Grant Newsham is a retired U.S. Marine officer and a former U.S. diplomat and business executive with many years in the Asia/Pacific region. He is a senior fellow with the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies (Tokyo) and Center for Security Policy and the Yorktown Institute in Washington, D.C. He is the author of the best selling book “When China Attacks: A Warning to America.”
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