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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is the most senior US official to visit the Southeast Asian nation -- a treaty-bound ally of the United States -- since Marcos took office on June 30.

Beijing has reacted furiously to a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island, which it claims as its territory and has vowed to retake, by force if necessary.

Visiting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (centre) waves to journalists during her arrival at the Parliament in Taipei on Aug 3, 2022. - (Photo by SAM YEH / AFP)

It is unfortunate that the word Indo-Pacific has been seen by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in terms of a 5-4-3-2-1 Formation not unlike that of Nato. - Photo: AFP

This handout taken and released by Taiwan's Presidential Office on August 3, 2022 shows US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (L) receiving the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon from Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen at the Presidential Office in Taipei. (Photo by Handout / Taiwan Presidential Office / AFP)

This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia's Department of Information on August 2, 2022, shows Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi waving as she leaves the Parliament House after a meeting with Malaysian officials in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by NAZRI RAPAAI / MALAYSIA DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION / AFP)

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. - AFP Photo

Nancy Pelosi and her congressional delegation arrived here, Tuesday as part of the official visit to four Asian countries Photo: AFP FILE PIX

On July 23, four activists were executed by the Junta military alleged for “leading brutal and inhumane terror acts.” - AFP pic

French President Emmanuel Macron