President Biden on Thursday hosted the first-ever summit between the leaders of the U.S., Japan and the Philippines in a major show of solidarity against China's military aggressiveness in the South China Sea.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., second left, attends a trilateral meeting with President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, not pictured, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 11, 2024. are ironclad,” he said. “Any attack on Philippine aircraft, vessels, or armed forces in the South China Sea would invoke our mutual defense treaty.
In addition, the White House will announce a new infrastructure project that will develop a new rail and shipping corridor between twoSEE ALSO: Pentagon two weeks from decision on China-focused joint military task force sought by Congressalso honored Mr. Kishida with a ritzy state dinner at the White House, a move reserved for only the U.S.’s closest allies.’s provocations by building a coalition of allies in the region. He appeared to have willing partners, Mr. Kishida and Mr.
Mr. Kishida shifted his country’s defense posture in recent years, committing to spending 2% of GDP on defense by 2037 and purchasing American Tomahawk missiles to increase its counterstrike capabilities. Mr. Marcos has worked to bolster his country’s ties to the U.S., which had become tense under his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, who cozied up tois also seen as a key to fortifying the front line in an increasingly tumultuous region. Beijing lodged extensive sovereignty claims over the South China Sea, one of the world’s major shipping lanes, inflaming tensions with
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