US VP Harris to visit Philippine island near China-claimed waters


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US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel Tuesday to a Philippine island near waters claimed by China to show support for the longtime US ally and counter Beijing’s growing influence in the region. US Vice-President Kamala Harris speaks during the town hall meeting about the empowerment of women at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Pasay, Metro Manila on November 21, 2022. AFP Harris will be the highest-ranking US official ever to visit the western island of Palawan, the closest Philippine landmass to the Spratly archipelago in the hotly contested South China Sea. Beijing claims sovereignty over almost the entire sea...