US COMMANDER REAFFIRMS PHILIPPINES DEFENSE TREATY

A senior US commander in the Pacific reaffirmed the United States' mutual defense treaty with the Philippines Sunday amid increased tensions between the archipelago and China.

In the strongest comments yet from an American official on the South China Sea dispute, Commander of the US Marines in the Pacific Lieutenant General Duane Thiessen said the Philippines and US were bound by a military agreement.

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