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Philiippines president highlights benefits to the Philippines economy of promised $100bn of investments.

Washington, DC (US) Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra visited Washington, DC, United States, from April 10-12. Read further on Dynamite News:

Biden on Thursday pledged to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea at the White House summit, which came amid repeated confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the disputed waterway that have raised fears of wider conflict.

China's top legislator met with a senior North Korean official for talks on cooperation during a visit to Pyongyang this week, North Korean state media said Friday, in one of the most high-level meetings between the allies in years.

Relations between the United States and the Philippines have been in overdrive since President Ferdinand Marcos took power in June 2022, fuelled by China's growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region.

Several major U.S. airlines and certain unions have called on the Biden administration to halt approval for additional flights connecting the United States and China, citing what they term "anti-competitive" measures imposed by China against U.S. carriers.

Despite warm words from the US and Japanese leaders during their summit this week, back in Japan the spectre of a second Trump White House looms large

President Joe Biden said Thursday that US defence commitment to Pacific allies was “ironclad” as he gathered Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House in the midst of growing concern about provocative Chinese military action in the Indo-Pacific.

Meeting in Washington, DC, the leaders of Japan, the Philippines and US stress importance of abiding by maritime law.