Dear Mr. Vice President Al Gore,

Manila, Philippines, Feb. 23 ---
The Philippine, and the United States should strengthen their military alliance against threats to Asian security from mainland China, the head of a Washington-based think tank said Thursday.

The back of effective U.S.-Philippine military cooperation has contributed to a power vacuum in the region and communist China is filling it up, said Edwin Feulner, President of the conservative Heritage Foundation, who is on a three-day visit to Manila for talks with President Joseph Estrada and other senior officials, said the United States should build a "clear and coherent" policy toward Asia.

In our views; communist China is filling power vacuum after U.S. troops' withdrawal. How to allow the resumption of U.S. military exercises in this sensitive area is necessity and urgently need.