Asia & Pacific

Philippine President Vows to Back US Intervention If China Invades Taiwan

The Philippines is too close to Taiwan and has too many citizens there to remain neutral in the event of war, said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Philippine President Vows to Back US Intervention If China Invades Taiwan
President Donald Trump (L) greets Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House on July 22, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his country could not remain neutral if China were to invade Taiwan, because of its geographical proximity and the large number of citizens working there.

“If there is an all-out war, we will be drawn into it,” Marcos said in an interview with Indian news website Firstpost, while in New Delhi for a state visit on Aug. 6.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.