Philippine presidential election

Analysis by independent reports have shown that Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who clinched a decisive win in the just concluded Philippine presidential election on Monday has made some new adjustments to re-shape the Southeast Asian country’s relations with China and the United States as his tenure would seek to breed better friendships with Beijing.

Marcos, the son, and namesake of the country’s former dictator, has long-standing ties with China and is seeking a new deal with Chinese ruler Xi Jinping over the contested waters of the South China Sea.

Marcos’s relations with the United States, on the other hand has …