Inventory of the US -Philippine military origin and the current strategic consideratio

(Manila Bloomberg) In 1992, the United States closed large military bases in the Philippines, which was also the last military base in the United States in Southeast Asia.After more than 30 years, the tension of the South China Sea re -opened the door to the United States, which has always wanted to return to Asia Pacific.

1. How does the U.S. military increase in military existence in Southeast Asia?

In February this year, the United States and the Philippines reached an agreement to comprehensively implement the comprehensive implementation of the defense cooperation agreement, so that the US military base that can be used in the Philippines in the Philippines increase from the original five to nine, and allow the US military to rotate to stay in these.Military bases and new facilities on the base.Three of the three new military bases are located in Luzon Island northern Philippines, which is only about 150 kilometers from the southern end of Taiwan.The other is Balawed Island in the south, facing the South China Sea.Both places are potential conflict explosion points, and they are also the key points of the tension between China and the United States.

2. What causes the Philippines to return to the US military back?

U.S. President Biden was worried about the continuous expansion of China's military forces and tried to reshape the US military existence in the Indo -Pacific region, including rebuilding the old good with the Philippines.After the President of President, the Philippines, like the United States, was increasingly tougher and uneasy about China's sovereignty.

3. What is the historical origin of the US -Philippine Military Alliance?

The United States had colonized the Philippines. After World War II, the Philippines was independent in 1946.However, according to an agreement in 1947, the Clark Air Force Base near Manila and the Subick Bay Naval Base are still the US military outpost in the Western Pacific.The validity period of this agreement was in 1999. The Philippines later revised the agreement to end it in 1991.The leaders of the United States and the Philippines sought an extension agreement, but the anti -colonial mood of the Philippines was high, and the United States had to close the Philippine military base.Nonetheless, the two countries still rely on the 1951 US Philippine Defense Treaty to maintain the relationship between formal allies.

4. What is the tone of the long -term allies in the United States and Philippines?

In 2016, the Philippine President Duterte was "sparse beauty".He questioned that the United States would perform the treaty of sovereignty over the South China Sea in China to perform the treaty obligations to defend the Philippines and believe that the military agreement with the United States failed to lift the security threat facing the Philippines.

Duterte often criticized the United States, especially when his anti -drug warfare caused thousands of drug trafficking suspects to be executed by France, he criticized the United States for hypocrisy on human rights issues.

5. How can the United States adjust in the Asia -Pacific military situation?

The Western Pacific Island Chain Strategy from the United States originated from the early Cold War to restrain the Soviet Union and China at that time.This strategy has continued to this day.

In April of this year, after the US -Philippine restarted the South China Sea Joint Patrol Plan, it held the largest joint military exercise.In addition, the United States plans to transfer thousands of naval Marine team members to Japan to a new base in Guam to prepare for the potential conflict of the Western Pacific.

The United States has also been seeking influence in the South Pacific Island country, especially after the Solomon Islands signed a security agreement with Beijing in 2022.The United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia have also established a three -sided security partnership (Aukus) to compete in China.