The Philippines’ Diplomatic Power Play to Counter China

The Philippines’ Diplomatic Power Play to Counter China
A U.S. Marine Air Defense Integrated System fires at a drone during a live fire exercise as part of U.S.–Philippines joint military exercises at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui in San Antonio, Philippines, on April 27, 2025. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
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The Chinese regime’s growing aggression in the Indo–Pacific has led the Philippines to forge stronger global partnerships rooted in shared interests and values.

Wang He
Wang He
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Wang He has master’s degrees in law and history, and has studied the international communist movement. He was a university lecturer and an executive of a large private firm in China. Wang now lives in North America and has published commentaries on China’s current affairs and politics since 2017.