Biden says US commitment to defending Philippines is

‘iron clad’  --  FT

Joe Biden said the US commitment to defend the Philippines was “iron clad” days after the American ally accused Beijing of dangerously harassing a patrol ship in the South China Sea.

In a joint statement after meeting his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the US president said any attack on Philippine aircraft or ships in the South China Sea would trigger their mutual defence treaty.

Marcos is on a four-day visit to the US that marks the latest effort by the Biden administration to shore up alliances in the Indo-Pacific to counter the Chinese military.

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• 現在日本，韓國，澳大利亞，菲利賓又都站隊美國了，好像亞洲隻有北朝鮮站隊中國 -諾福克- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2023 postreply 17:17:56

• 這些國家什麽時候站隊中國？ -huntridge- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2023 postreply 17:24:59

• 美國足夠強大，還用這些小嘍嘍， -80前- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2023 postreply 17:33:45

• 更具體的說，中國站隊北朝鮮了。 -chufang- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2023 postreply 18:37:06

• No wonder China thinks its ‘peaceful rise’ is thwart -過來人2- ♂ (150 bytes) () 05/01/2023 postreply 17:23:24

• 看看這條紅線會不會重畫! -最接近太陽的人- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2023 postreply 17:32:10

• 美菲原來就用mutual defense treaty。會報隻提南海，隻字沒提台灣，台海。菲總統最近說過台灣是中國內政， -akc- ♂ (167 bytes) () 05/01/2023 postreply 17:47:33