The United States of America reiterated its commitment to helping the Philippines develop its military capabilities so the latter could better protect its interests in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
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00:00The behavior of the PRC has been concerning.
00:07When it comes to what we will do, I won't make a speculative statement about any hypotheticals.
00:14When it comes to our mutual defense treaty, what we have emphasized and you heard me emphasize
00:21a couple of minutes ago, that we remain committed to the treaty.
00:26We stand with the Philippines. I won't speculate on what the next administration will be.
00:34What I can tell you is what I know.
00:37And what I know is that I've seen strong support for the Philippines in both parties in the United States.