US Vice President Kamala Harris talks to reporters on board the Philippine Coast Guard BRP Teresa Magbanua during her visit to Puerto Princesa, Palawan province, western Philippines on Nov. 22, 2022. - AP
PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines(AFP): US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday (Nov 22) visited a Philippine island near waters claimed by China to show support for the longtime US ally and counter Beijing's growing influence in the region.
Harris is the highest-ranking US official ever to visit the western island of Palawan, the closest Philippine landmass to the Spratly archipelago in the hotly contested South China Sea.
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