By Jose Katigbak, STAR Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON – The Philippines and the United States will hold their second bilateral strategic dialogue in Washington late this month as part of preparations for a ministerial meeting in the spring updating the military partnership of the two countries, officials said.
The two-day dialogue from Jan. 26 takes added significance in the light of competing claims for specks of land in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) between China and several littoral states including the Philippines that threaten to destabilize the region.
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