Philippines which lies in the Asia-Pacific region has vital geostrategic importance for both the US and China amid increasing tension between the two powerhouses, reported Beijing News.Net.
Earlier on Tuesday, the White House said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a likely topic during the call.
If obliged to choose sides, Asia's democracies, led by security allies such as Australia, Japan and South Korea, will lean towards the US.
The administration also warned China that any attack on the Philippines in the flashpoint region would draw a U.S. response under a mutual defense treaty.
Apple pulled more than 47,000 apps from the Chinese App Store earlier this month, as first reported by AppInChina.
Taiwan has been ruled separately since the end of a civil war in 1949, but China has vowed to take control of the island, by force if necessary. It has significantly stepped up diplomatic and military pressure on Taipei ever since Tsai Ing-wen was elected as President in 2016.
Indian markets may gain on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump signalled easing of US-China trade tensions.
The bruising US-China trade war, under which both countries have slapped billions of dollars worth of tariffs on each other's exports, offers a big opportunity for some category of Indian exports to make a dent in both the US and Chinese markets, Somany told PTI here.
The Nifty IT and metal index led the gains on the bourses. While metal stocks rose on cooling US-China trade tension and encouraging China's trade data released over the weekend, the export-oriented IT stocks gained owing to the weakening rupee.
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