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.
This combination of pictures created on April 10, 2024 shows Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Canberra on February 29, 2024, US President Joe Biden in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 9, 2024 and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on March 28, 2024. The leaders of Japan and the Philippines head to Washington this week for a first trilateral summit aimed at boosting defence ties, hot on the heels of four-way military drills in the South China Sea that riled Beijing.
"What you'll see is a clear demonstration of support and resolve from both President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida. We stand shoulder to shoulder with Marcos." 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.
The trilateral summit is part of Biden's efforts to seal alliances with like-minded nations in a region that both Beijing and Washington consider part of their geopolitical backyard. On Wednesday Biden said the major upgrade in defense ties with Japan was "purely defensive" and "not aimed at any one nation or a threat to the region."Talks are still underway between the Philippines and Japan for a defense pact that would allow the countries to deploy troops on each other's territory.
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