Philippines wants U.S. diplomacy, aid in sea dispute
World News • June 2011 • Views: 543
The Philippines is counting on “unwavering” U.S. help in beefing up its naval capabilities to defend its territories in the South China Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Thursday.
Del Rosario is visiting Washington amid the biggest flare-up in tension in years over competing maritime territorial claims and growing assertiveness by China in pressing its claim to the entire the South China Sea.