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1. Pete Hegseth, U.S. Defense Secretary, walking along red carpet during welcome ceremony
2. Hegseth greeting official during ceremony before walking to greet Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro
3. Hegseth signing guest book
4. Close of guest book before zoom out to Hegseth and Teodoro shaking hands
5. Close of Hegseth and Teodoro shaking hands
STORYLINE:
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took part in a welcome ceremony as he arrived to meet Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro in Manila on Friday.
Hegseth also met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. earlier in the day during his first trip to Asia.
Talks were expected to include increasing deterrence against aggression in the disputed South China Sea.
China claims virtually the entire South China Sea, a major security and global trade route.
The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also lay overlapping claims to the resource-rich and busy waters, but confrontations have particularly spiked between Chinese and Philippine coast guard and naval forces in the last two years.
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