{"id":133969,"date":"2022-11-25T07:15:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T12:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=133969"},"modified":"2022-11-24T19:20:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T00:20:14","slug":"the-u-s-might-return-to-subic-bay-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=133969","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. might return to Subic Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Subic Bay, Philippines. (Steven Borowiec)<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The U.S. government is in talks with the Philippine government about setting up locations in the Philippines to support U.S. military presence. The Chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, which administers Subic Bay, claimed that it would be surprising if Subic Bay was not one of the areas that the U.S. military choses. Both governments are negotiating this arrangement in view of what the Chinese military is doing in the South China Sea and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n

From Kyodo News:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rolen Paulino, chairman of the SBMA, told Kyodo News on Wednesday that he would be “very surprised” if Subic Bay does not become an EDCA site, as “during war, time is of the essence,” a day before the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Navy’s departure from the harbor that it had controlled for nearly 94 years.<\/p>\n

A series of events were held Thursday at the free port to mark the 30th Founding Anniversary of the SBMA, including a public display of civilian airplanes and a Philippine Navy helicopter at the Subic airport which is now being repurposed for surveillance and aviation training.<\/p>\n

Signed in 2014, the EDCA is likely to continue beyond its 10-year period, as indicated by the United States’ renewed interest in establishing new bases in the Philippines and fresh funding for upgrading existing EDCA sites.<\/p>\n

Paulino said tensions over the Taiwan Strait and the growing animosity between the United States and China are causes for concern.<\/p>\n

A former mayor of the adjacent Olongapo City, Paulino would prefer that his government maintains a defense alliance with the United States, adding that most Olongapo residents are “pro-Americans” given the very long time they have lived alongside U.S. servicemen.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 9, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Mary Kay Carlson visited Subic Bay and the shipyard that U.S. private firm Cerberus Capital Management LP acquired this year. The Philippine Navy has also begun occupying part of the shipyard as its new naval base.<\/p>\n

Paulino believes Carlson’s visit amplifies the importance of Subic Bay to the United States. A senior Philippine official said two Chinese firms had wanted to take control of the shipyard, but the United States had stepped in.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kyodo News<\/a> and South China Morning Post<\/a> has more on this event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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