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Blinken’s Asia trip beefs up alliances but will they endure?
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (centre) with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin during a courtesy visit at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on July 30.
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WASHINGTON – Steeped in the breathless coverage of the US presidential election and sharp flare-up of tensions in the volatile Middle East, the American media paid but cursory attention to Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s tour of Asia.
But the 11-day tour across six nations, including Singapore, will probably be the last such alliance building in Asia by the Biden administration, which bows out in January 2025.
