US Pitches Anti-China ‘Shield’ With Manila? China ‘Preps Military City’, ‘Shadows’ NATO Warship | 4K

Top US officials promised President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines on Monday that Washington will defend its longtime ally and ramp up military resources aimed at deterring an assertive China. Marcos will meet with President Donald Trump on July 22, who has rattled many European allies by demanding they pay more to be protected as part of NATO.Both Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who have both identified China as a top threat, stated their commitment to the seven-decade treaty with the Philippines as they held separate meetings with Marcos on Monday."Together we remain committed to the Mutual Defense Treaty. And this pact extends to armed attacks on our armed forces, aircraft or public vessels, including our Coast Guard anywhere in the Pacific, including the South China Sea," Hegseth told Marcos.Meanwhile, China is said to be building a sprawling military city in Beijing that spans nearly three miles, as per reports. The upcoming military hub, which US intelligence officials call the “Beijing Military City”, is reportedly being built on 1,500 acres in southwest Beijing. It has caught the eye of the global strategic community, given the alleged secrecy and magnitude of its construction. Reports say that the facility includes a nuclear-proof bunker, prompting speculation that it may serve as a future wartime command centre. Once completed, the “Beijing Military City” is expected to be ten times the size of the Pentagon, as per reports. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION2:40 CHINA Vs NATO IN INDO-PACIFIC?3:45 ‘TAIWAN, EU FACE THREATS OF EXTERNAL INFILTRATION’5:20 PHILIPPINES’ MARCOS TO MEET TRUMP, MESSAGE TO XI?

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