MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken mentioned on Saturday that their nations have been dedicated to strengthening their navy alliance, and that their governments would want to cope with rising tensions in Asia, together with these involving China and Taiwan.
Mr. Marcos mentioned at the beginning of a gathering with Mr. Blinken within the presidential palace that Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan had not, in his opinion, intensified these tensions; reasonably, it “demonstrated how the depth of the battle has been at that degree for an excellent whereas now, however we type of received used to the thought after which put it apart.”
Mr. Marcos’s remark got here as…