No change in Indo-Pacific stance under Trump presidency, says Philippine envoy

Reuters:

MANILA, Feb 28 – The United States’ Indo-Pacific strategy will unlikely change should Donald Trump win in the presidential race, the Philippines’ longtime ambassador to Washington said on Wednesday.

Jose Manuel Romualdez in a speech said he was in touch with one of Trump’s close advisers who indicated to him the continuation of its current stance in the region.

The Philippines will not let up in asserting its maritime claims, Romualdez said, as tensions in the South China Sea continue to simmer, with Beijing vehemently opposed to what it considers incursions by Philippine vessels in into what it considers its waters.