Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. could make a state visit to Japan early next year, likely before he makes a similar visit to China, his top aide said Monday, as Manila continues to bolster its defense cooperation with Tokyo amid Beijing's growing maritime assertiveness.The president attaches "great importance" to visiting Japan, the biggest source of official development assistance for his country, Lucas Bersamin told Kyodo News in his first interview with foreign media as executive secretary, adding that "there's no urgency to go to China."Marcos has already accepted China's invi…READ FULL ARTICLE
