Biden Marcos met for the first meeting to talk about South China Sea

U.S. President Biden and Philippine President Marcos met with a gap between the UN General Assembly on the 22nd. This was the first meeting by the two after the two. It was also the first face -to -face conversation since the President of the United States and the Philippines since 2017. The White House said that the two sides discussed the situation in the South China Sea and emphasized that they need to resolve the dispute peacefully and maintain the navigation of the South China Sea and the freedom of aviation. The analysis believes that there are signs of recovery in the United States and the Philippine Alliance, but reality contradictions will make the Philippines "shelve controversy" on the South China Sea issue.

The videos flowing out of the talks showed that Biden opened the door in the opening white, saying that he wanted to talk about the South China Sea issue, while Marcos responded that the countries in the Philippines and the South China Sea appreciated the positive role of the United States to maintain regional peace.

The White House released after the talks: "The two leaders discussed the situation in the South China Sea and emphasized their support for freedom of navigation and flight and peaceful resolution of disputes." The leaders of the two countries also reiterated that the US -Philippine Alliance has experienced " The bumpy period is still very "important and critical". The Philippine "Manila Times" commented that the South China Sea issue is the focus of the Philippine Presidential talks, but the two parties' statements are relatively peaceful, and words such as respect, peace, and dialogue have appeared many times.

After officially served as President of the Philippines in June this year, Marcos expressed his publicity on the South China Sea issue many times, saying that he would continue the policy of former President Duterte, resolutely safeguarding the interests of the Philippines on the South China Sea issue, and temporarily putting on the controversy in exchange for a peaceful situation. And the opportunity to cooperate with China. Former Philippine President Duterte, who has a consistent term, once said that if the United States is willing to help the Philippines fight with China and will open the motorboat to the South China Sea battlefield. "Earthworms".

The Associated Press said that in addition to the South China Sea issue, Biden and Marcos also discussed the problems of Russia and Ukraine's conflict and new crown pneumonia. Biden expressed his thanks to the Philippines for standing with the United States on the issue of Russia and Ukraine. The United States and Philippine Alliance had gone through some "bumpy periods" in the past, but the United States has always believed that the US -Philippine Alliance is very important and hopes that "the Philippines has the same feeling". Essence Marcos focused on his strong support for the Philippines during the epidemic, saying that the United States was the "partner" of the Philippines, "allies" and "friends". The Philippines and the United States had more than 100 years of friendly relations and should work together to deal with challenges.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on the 23rd that there has been no problem with the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea. China has always respected and supported countries in the South China Sea based on international law and freedom of freedom. China is willing to continue to properly handle maritime differences through dialogue negotiations, including the Philippines, and jointly maintain the peace and stability of the South China Sea with the ASEAN countries. We hope that foreign countries will effectively respect the efforts of the regional countries to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea.

Philippine analysts said that the current balance structure of the South China Sea situation is not easy to be broken because of the state of the United States. The Philippines is unable to fight against China, and it is more inclined to strengthen economic cooperation with China. In addition, the United States is also afraid of China's military power. Its Asian allies have always been "good mouthfuls." In this reality, most of the consensus on the Philippines on the South China Sea can only stay in verbal, and the Philippines may continue to shelve controversy with China on the South China Sea issue. The Philippine media said that during the Duterte period, the Philippine Alliance did show signs of loosening, but the long -term dependence of the Philippines in the Philippines determined that the Philippines Alliance was unlikely to be truly shaken. It was normal for cold and recovery.

In addition, the subtle relationship with the United States in the history of the Marcos family may also be one of the factors that hinder Marcos' "completely falling to the United States." Marcos' father was sued by the Hawaiian court, asking him to surrender the $ 2 billion of the "plunder" and compensated to the victims of the Philippine martial law period. Marcos himself was sanctioned by the US court for the "contempt of the court" in his early years. It is reported that Marcos has used the Global Demand by President to enter the United States to attend the United Nations Conference. This is the first time he has set foot in US land in 15 years. Campbell, a coordinator of the National Security Council, stated that "historical factors" may bring "challenges" to the relationship between the United States and Marcos. ▲

Special reporter in the Philippines Bai Linlin in the Philippines

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