The Philippines: Threatened By China, The Country Is Moving Closer to the U.S.

Located near Taiwan and bordering the South China Sea, the Philippines has found itself surrounded by growing threats from China. For help pushing back on Beijing, officials are racing to strengthen ties with the United States, a mutual defense treaty partner that has its own strategic interests in the region.

On the heels of a major military base deal between Manila and Washington, I traveled to the Philippines to observe Army exercises and learn why the country is becoming more and more important on the world stage.

0:00 Rising tensions between the Philippines and China
0:46 Why the Philippines is in the middle of the U.S.-China superpower competition
3:31 Why Pacific powers like Australia and Japan are strengthening ties with Manila
5:24 The challenges the Philippines is facing at home

I’m Shelby Holliday, a reporter for WSJ. Subscribe to join me as I explain some of today's most pressing geopolitical events, from superpower showdowns and conflicts to supply chain snarls and natural resource struggles.

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