The U.S. military has access to nine outposts in the Philippines, seven of which are located on Luzon island and Palawan island.(Nikkei montage/Source photo by U.S. Navy/Getty Images)
RYO NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer
NEW YORK — The U.S. and the Philippines have begun discussions to expand America’s military footprint in the eastern seaboard of the island nation, three people familiar with the matter told Nikkei.
The discussion around additional U.S. sites is the latest reaction to China’s aggressive foreign policy across the Indo-Pacific region. China is pushing its military operations beyond the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.
