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is CBS I on the world with John Bachelor. Here's John Bachelor.

With Gordon Chang, I had Gordon G Chang, my colleague and friend, and we immediately go to headlines that are stark and I ask Gordon for an explanation.

Gordon, a very good evening to you before we turn to larger matters of prosperity, we turn to what appears to be a warning.

Lincoln, Secretary of State, lauds extraordinary expansion of defense ties with Philippines,

all very positive.

At the same time, we have information that China is ignoring the mutual defense back between the US and the Philippines

and is continuing to provoke and threaten the Philippines.

Why?

What is going on?

Is there something new out there

Gordon good evening to you good evening John

China is pressuring the Philippines not only in the South China Sea

but also in the Philippine Sea which is to the east of the Philippines.

And Secretary Blinken is in Manila, speaking to everybody.

And we have issued another one of our warnings that we are prepared to use force against China to discharge our obligations. our The big news here is that yes we issue warnings and even President Biden issued a similar warning to China

But China is ignoring every warning from the US.

So this will look like the high pressure hoses on their ships the gathering of so-called fishing

fleet all tied together or provocations of ramming do we we have any idea, Gordon?

Yes, well, it's all of those.

The most recent thing is a Chinese survey ship

in the Philippine Sea, which is in China's, in Philippines exclusive economic. the Philippines

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