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View all search resultsPhilippines reveals more bases US troops can use
A site near disputed South China Sea, while another not far from Taiwan.
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he Philippines announced on Monday the location of four additional military bases to be used by United States troops, with one site near the hotly disputed South China Sea and another not far from Taiwan.
The longtime treaty allies agreed in February to expand cooperation in "strategic areas" of the country as they seek to counter China's growing assertiveness over self-governed Taiwan and its building of bases in the South China Sea.
The 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), gave US forces access to five bases in the Philippines.
It was expanded to nine, but the locations of the four additional bases were withheld until Monday while the government consulted with local officials.
The four sites had been assessed by the Philippine military and deemed "suitable and mutually beneficial", the Presidential Communications Office said in a statement.
It added that the bases would also be used for humanitarian and relief operations during disasters.
A US official confirmed that the locations announced by the palace were the new EDCA sites.
