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US Pentagon official’s Manila speech exposes alliance fragility, with Philippines likely to bear costs of provocations: Chinese expert_我的网站
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Illustration: Liu Rui/GTUS Pentagon official Elbridge Colby's latest Manila speech, in which he called on allies to "invest more" in their own defense and stressed that Washington wants "partners, not protectorates," has drawn attention from some Philippine media. Colby's claims also expose the fragility of the Manila-Washington alliance and Washington's push to enlist "Indo-Pacific" allies in serving its own strategic interests, a Chinese expert said, warning that the Philippines, by placing itself on the front line of provocations against China, risks being a geopolitical pawn left to bear the consequences on its own.
While delivering a speech at the Stratbase Institute in Manila, Philippines, on Monday, Colby, the Under Secretary of War for Policy, laid out the US' so-called "flexible realism" approach to the Indo-Pacific, stressing that the US is "definitely not disengaging from Asia" but strengthening its forward posture and seeking to build a "denial defense" along the First Island Chain, according to a transcript of the speech released on the US Department of War website.
At the same time, he called on US allies and partners to step up, invest more in their own defense, and take responsibility for their own sovereign security. "We are looking for partners, not protectorates," Colby claimed.
The claims have drawn attention from some Philippine media outlets, with some linking them to the South China Sea issue. However, the transcript of Colby's speech showed that he did not mention China, the Global Times found.
A Manila Bulletin report noted that after calling on allies to invest more in defense, Colby cited the Philippines as an example of the "kind of partner Washington wants to work with." He praised Manila for "strengthening its military and coast guard capabilities while deepening operational cooperation with the US" amid what the report described as China's "aggression" in the South China Sea.
Colby's visit to Manila marked his first official trip to Southeast Asia as an undersecretary under the Trump administration. He is scheduled to travel from Manila to Jakarta, Indonesia; Bangkok, Thailand; and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, said the report.
Meanwhile, a Manila Standard report interpreted Colby's remarks as showing that "the US is working closely with the Philippines" to strengthen Manila's military capabilities and protect its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, despite the fact that Colby did not mention China in his speech.
The US appears to be adopting a more retrenchment-style approach, shifting from leading directly to relying on regional allies to take the frontline role while providing support. This approach allows Washington to advance its interests while lowering its own costs, Song Zhongping, a Chinese military affairs expert, told the Global Times.
Song noted that Washington seeks to use repeated maritime frictions to tie down Chinese resources, which helps explain Colby's praise for Manila: the Philippines bears part of Washington's strategic burden while receiving largely rhetorical US support.
A South China Morning Post report on Tuesday noted that Colby avoided mentioning the recent disputes over Huangyan Dao, despite Washington having criticized China's establishment of a nature reserve there just two days earlier. The report described the omission as a "measured tone" ahead of a potential meeting between the Chinese and US leaders.
Washington's primary concern is its own interests. At the core of its "Indo-Pacific strategy" is strengthening its alliance network by pushing partners such as the Philippines to shoulder greater security burdens in pursuit of US strategic goals. As US-China diplomatic dynamics evolve, countries serving as Washington's geopolitical spearheads in confrontations with China risk being left behind, said some observers.
Song noted that this also reveals the fragility of the US-Philippine relationship.
The US has encouraged the Philippines to take the front line in confrontations with China while offering mostly rhetorical support. Should tensions escalate, Manila would bear much of the cost on its own, said the expert.
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北京时间4月22日上午7点30分，NBA季后赛将继续进行，活塞客场再战尼克斯，此前G1的比赛，尼克斯123-112战胜活塞，总分1-0领先。
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布伦森帮助尼克斯实现逆转并赢下第一场比赛后，尼克斯主帅锡伯杜打趣道：“我觉得他披上了他的斗篷。”
布伦森和他的队友们在比赛末段势不可挡，他们希望能在G2有类似的精彩表现，而且得分的分布能更加均衡。活塞队则希望在比赛末段有更好的发挥，从而在东部首轮系列赛中扳平比分。
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尼克斯队试图连续第二个赛季在系列赛开局取得2比0的领先优势，而活塞队则打算终结自2008年对阵凯尔特人队的第四场比赛以来长达15场的季后赛连败纪录。这是NBA历史上最长的季后赛连败纪录。
G1的最后12分钟，尼克斯打出40比21的比分，成功击败活塞。活塞整场比赛的21次失误中，有8次出现在第四节，布伦森在第四节拿下了他全场34分中的12分。
活塞曾在第四节98比92领先尼克斯，但随后长达4分54秒未能得分，尼克斯轰出一波21-0的高潮，彻底逆转了场上的局势。在这波21-0的攻势中，布伦森拿下8分。
G1赛后，布伦森说：“这场胜利意义重大，尤其是在主场。活塞给了我们很大的压力，但我们在第四节找到了办法，成功防住对手并最终赢得了比赛。当你取得一场胜利时，这对提升信心有很大帮助。”
在第四节，尼克斯的佩恩也有出色发挥。佩恩在比赛还剩7分47秒时投进了一记追平比分的三分球，并且在尼克斯队投篮命中率高达70.8%（其中油漆区内17投13中）的时段里，拿下了他全场14分中的11分。
活塞队本赛季赢下44场比赛，比上赛季多赢了30场，其中包括在常规赛中三次战胜尼克斯队。然而在G1的比赛中，他们因无法控制好球权，且难以有效应对对手不断冲击内线的打法而输掉了比赛。
活塞会力争在第二场比赛中扳平总比分。他们在G1的第四节投篮命中率仅为31.8%，而且眼睁睁看着尼克斯队在最后一节利用他们的失误得到11分。
活塞队希望坎宁安能在接下来的比赛中有更高效的表现。哈里斯在G1拿下25分，帮助活塞队在前三节掌控局面，但坎宁安21投仅8中，得到21分。
哈里斯说：“这只是系列赛中的一场比赛。季后赛篮球比拼的是你如何做出回应，这是联盟中最重要的事情之一。我很期待看到我们如何做出回应。
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活塞需要斯图尔特避免陷入犯规麻烦。这位身体对抗强硬的替补中锋在比赛还剩9分6秒时领到个人第5次犯规，导致他在第四节仅上场48秒。另外，由于右膝炎症，斯图尔特G2的状态是出战成疑。
活塞队教练比克斯塔夫说：“我认为我们在前三节表现得更好。
五 | 这些对我们来说都是宝贵的经验教训，在这方面，我们必须对自己坦诚。我们在赛前讨论过经验的重要性，而这就是经验。
六 | 现在，下一场比赛我们要力争扳平总比分，我们能多快地从这场比赛中吸取教训呢？”比克斯塔夫同样需要吸取教训，因为尼克斯末节打出高潮时，他没有及时叫暂停。
伤病名单
活塞：艾维缺阵，斯图尔特出战成疑
尼克斯：全员出战
ESPN预测本场胜率：活塞30.9%，尼克斯69.1%。
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