US News: US President Biden reaffirmed defense commitments to Japan and the Philippines, cautioning against South China Sea attacks. Beijing defended its actio
US President Joe Biden holds the first ever summit with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines Thursday to show support for Manila against China s growing assertiveness in the disputed
US President Joe Biden holds the first ever summit with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines Thursday to show support for Manila against China's growing assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea.The United States has a mutual defense pact with Manila and has repeatedly declared its "ironclad" commitment to defending the Philippines against an armed attack in the South China Sea.
US President Joe Biden holds the first ever summit with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines Thursday to show support for Manila against China s growing assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea.
US President Joe Biden holds the first ever summit with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines Thursday to show support for Manila against China's growing assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea. Biden's three-way meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos follows repeated confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the hotly contested waterway, AFP said.