U.S. Harris visits island on edge of contested S. China Sea

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday (November 22) visited the Philippine island of Palawan in the South China Sea, part of a three-day trip to an Asian ally that is central to America's bid to counter China's increasingly assertive stance in the region. Harris pledged the United States would defend the Philippines if it came under attack in the waterway, reaffirming Washington's commitment to its former colony.