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Reaffirms Military Ties With the Philippines  Released on
2012-10-12 10:00 GMT  Email-ID 2284652 Date 2011-11-16 22:51:06
Clinton Reaffirms Military Ties With the Philippines 11/16/11
MANILA - During a high-profile visit to the Philippines on
Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stood on
the deck of a American warship in Manila Bay and reaffirmed the
strong military relationship between the United States and the
Philippines.  The visit comes at a time of heightening tensions
in the South China Sea related to the oil-rich Spratly Islands,
which are the subject of disputed claims by China, the
Philippines and other Southeast Asian nations. By some
estimates, the energy reserves in the areas being disputed by
the various countries could rival those of Kuwait.  "We are
making sure that our collective defense c