Marcos: Philippine Military Bases Are Not ‘Offensive’ | Taiwan Talks EP128

The U.S. has not proposed involving the Philippines in the defense of Taiwan, says Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in an interview with Reuters. The Philippine President said that granting the U.S. access to a further four military bases was a “defensive” posture in the event of a Chinese invasion. We ask how the bases might be used, and whether the Philippines would get involved in a Taiwan contingency. 00:00 Introduction  00:37 4 new U.S. access bases 01:04 Marcos: 'Primordial importance' 02:04 Sites definitely strategic 02:53 Marcos 'appeasing' China  03:11 Port, airbase for equipment 04:11 Weapons can be stored  05:35 Attack on one, is attack on other  05:44 If China attacks Guam, Japan 06:33 U.S. to help Manila modernize 09:25 Mutual defense commitment 10:29 China's 9-dash line  11:26  Resources in South China Sea  11:37 Greg Poling: Resources are 'red herring' 12:13 Marcos: 'Ridiculous situation' 13:30 If China controls South China Sea 17:49 Marcos: Freedom of Navigation 18:48 How useful are transits?  19:53 Manila an example for ASEAN?  23:36 James Holmes: Militarizing islands  30:25 China's 'insurgency' in SCS 35:08 Woody Island new restaurant  37:30 How much does China control?  38:44 1823 Monroe Treaty 40:09 Hu: U.S. arms industry visit Our guests today: Tony Hu Former U.S. Department of Defense Senior Director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia Sana Hashmi Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow Charles Wu -National Chengchi University Professor of Diplomacy James R. Holmes -U.S. Naval War College's J. C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy #Philippines #MarcosJr #China #PLA #Balikatan #WhiteHouse