Mutual Defense Treaty 共同防禦條約

Mutual Defense Treaty  
繁: 共同防禦條約
簡: 共同防御条约

菲律賓與美國在印太地區是長期盟友，雙方簽署了《共同防禦條約》（MDT），有地緣政治分析師認為，兩國有需要重新審視條約，以應對中國近年在有主權爭議的南海水域頻頻進行所謂的「灰色地帶」活動，亦即所謂的非武裝攻擊行為。

專家促審視美菲《共同防禦條約》　應對中國「灰色地帶」戰略 (2024年3月14日)。自由亞洲電台，取自https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/ph-treaty-03142024073508.html

A recent collision of Philippine and Chinese vessels in the South China Sea is not the time or reason to invoke a Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday.

South China Sea collision not reason to invoke defence treaty with U.S., says Philippine president (2024, Mar 6).Reuterse. Retrieved from https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-china-sea-collision-not-reason-invoke-defence-treaty-with-us-says-2024-03-06/