Marcos, Back in Arms of U.S., Is Making His Own Name in Foreign Policy

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Before becoming president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. warned that "if you let the U.S. come in, you make China your enemy." But as he sat at the White House on Monday, President Biden feted him as a top ally, saying there was no better partner that Washington could have. Mr. Marcos — in office for not even a year — has emerged as one of the Philippines' most transformative foreign policy presidents, switching from a diplomatic tightrope to a forceful pivot toward Washington in the intensifying rivalry with China. Soon after his inauguration in June, Mr. Marcos welcomed…

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