US to return to Philippines?
US Navy left base in 1992.
US Navy edges back to Subic Bay in Philippines – under new rules
The US – which was booted from the naval base in 1992 – is being seen in a new light here as China continues to claim large swaths of the South China Sea.
When this Philippine coastal town rid itself two decades ago of a giant US naval base, it wanted to shake off a colonial past and reject the “ugly Americans.” Yet today the town is once again welcoming American military personnel and viewing the US as a vanguard against an increasingly pushy China.
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Source: news.yahoo.com