Political allies have hailed Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s first visit to the US as Philippine president as a “home run”: he secured one of the few bilateral meetings with Joe Biden on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The US welcome reflected the decisive steps Marcos is taking to revitalise Manila’s alliance with Washington following a pivot towards China under his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte.
But Manila is attempting to carefully balance ties with its security ally and its powerful neighbour amid concern that it would be on the front lines of any conflict between the superpowers.
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