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for quite some time in the pipeline for quite some time since last October.
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There were expectations that the Philippines, after six years of Duterte presidency,
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a very pro-Beijing president, someone who wanted to nix the Philippines' defense treaty with the United States.
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There was a hope that after Duterte, not only will we restore bilateral relations,
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but we'll further expand it.
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So under Marcos Jr., we may have a new golden era in bilateral relations with the United States,
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in the same way that Duterte wanted to have a new golden era of bilateral relations with China.
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Well, the U.S. already has access to five sites in the Philippines.
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What difference do these four more make to Washington's ability to counter Chinese aggression in the South China Sea?
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Well, speaking of the five pre-existing ones,
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two of them will be very much frontline when it comes to the South China Sea disputes.
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So one is the Basa Air Base in Pampanga,
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which is close to the Scarborough Shore where the Philippines and China had in the past.
