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Philippine Court Approves Defense Pact With U.S. Amid Rising Tensions With China

Carlos Castillo   |

Jan 13, 2016 07:11 AM EST

The Philippine supreme court has cleared the way for a contested defense treaty that allows the US to deploy aircraft, naval ships and thousands of US Marines to Philippine shores at a time when China is beginning to assert itself more vigorously in the South China Sea.