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US seeks access to key Philippine military bases - CNA
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will hold talks with his Philippine counterpart and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Manila during his trip to the Philippines. Top of Mr. Austin's agenda will be securing expanded US military access to key bases in the archipelago. The move will give American forces a strategic position to mount operations in the event of a conflict in Taiwan or the South China Sea.