Biden Vows ‘Ironclad’ Defense of Philippines, Japan as China Tension Mounts

US President Joe Biden heads to a trilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (L) at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2024. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AF

By Danny Kemp

U.S. President Joe Biden pledged Thursday to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea, as he hosted the first joint summit with Tokyo and Manila amid growing tensions with Beijing.

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