On the US and China, Marcos wants the Philippines to have its cake and eat it too
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The Philippine president is trying to achieve a ‘Goldilocks’ level – neither too hot, nor too cold – of military cooperation with the US without unduly provoking Beijing. Fully alienating China, a top trading partner, is not an option, not least because of domestic opposition.