Biden to meet virtually with Japanese and Philippine leaders, White House says

Published January 9, 2025 5:04am

U.S. President Joe Biden escorts Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to their trilateral summit at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File photo

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden will host a virtual meeting with leaders from Japan and the Philippines during his trip to Rome this week, the White House said on Wednesday.

Armed forces from the Philippines, the United States and Japan conducted a "maritime cooperative activity" within Manila's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea in December, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said. — Reuters

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