Philippines

https://history.state.gov/countries/philippines Dec 6, 2022 "The United States recognized the Republic of the Philippines as an independent state on July 4, 1946, when President Harry S. Truman did so in a proclamation. The United States and the Philippines signed a treaty on the same date whereby the United States renounced all claims to the Philippines, which had previously been under American sovereignty." United States Department of State

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Q7ZBVAKfo Apr 30, 2024 Sky News witnesses a confrontation in a disputed area in the South China Sea which saw Chinese coastguard vessels use water cannon on a Philippine ship which our team was aboard. Sky News