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He couldn't sleep before. Now listen to him him sounds like an elephant with a chest infection

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quiet lounge. Piando ferries there is another way.

This is CBS I and the world world. I'm John Bachelor. The Philippines.

Much in the news because of clashes with the People's Liberation Army Navy and Coast Guard

along the shoreline of the Philippines in the exclusive economic

zone of the Philippines that is also the shores of the South China Sea.

I welcome Craig Singleton from the Foundation for the

Defense of Democracy, writing was recently in foreign policy, about these

clashes and the significance in the contest between the People's Republic of China, the United States

and its allies in the region. Craig, a very good evening to you, a quick summary of

the news. What we have here is that Secretary Blinken and Secretary Austin

are due in Manila within these next days.

July 30th is the date for two plus two meetings with their opposites in the Philippine government.

To boost their alliance is the explanation from the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila.

At the same time we have news of diplomacy

in the Philippines announced in these last days, Reuters.

The Philippines has reached an agreement with Beijing

on its resupply missions to soldiers, Philippine soldiers,

aboard a grounded naval vessel this year Madre in the South China Sea.

But the Philippines will not submit to inspections from China,

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