Our allies in the Pacific are working with us in preparation for war as China expands its aggression toward other nations.

Adm. John Aquilino, U.S. Navy commander and head of the Indo-Pacific forces, informed a House committee that if any direct action by China resulted in the death of a Filipino service member, then the Philippines could invoke our Mutual Defense Treaty of 1951, thereby bringing us into war with China.

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