Biden pledges to defend Philippines from any attack in South China Sea
by Guardian staff and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6M0ZH)
US president describes defence commitment to Philippines and Japan as ironclad' during first joint summit with Manila and Tokyo
Joe Biden has pledged to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea, as he hosted the first joint summit with Manila and Tokyo amid growing tensions with Beijing.
The United States' defence commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad," the US president said on Thursday as he met the Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos and Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida.
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