Philippinesโ bet on shaky investment pledges from the US risks Chinaโs ire
โYou have absolutely no idea of what youโre talking about. The whole point of Pax Silica is to partner with countries who are good at doing different things because everyone wins from a secure supply chain,โ wrote US Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg on a social media website in response to an online critic of the US strategic initiative with the Philippines. The spirited exchange came after Manilaโs reported rejection of a request to extend diplomatic immunity to US...