Published: Apr 12, 2024, 03:20 IST | Updated: Apr 12, 2024, 03:20 IST
President Joe Biden hosted an inaugural trilateral summit Thursday with the leaders of the Philippines and Japan in the midst of growing concern about provocative Chinese military action in the Indo-Pacific. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gathered with Biden at the White House to try to show they are in lockstep about countering China's military assertiveness.