WASHINGTON — A trilateral summit subsequent week between the US, Japan and the Philippines will convey nearer coordination on South China Sea points, US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell stated on Wednesday.
Campbell made the remark at an occasion hosted by the Center for a New American Security in Washington, because the US has expressed concern over the Chinese coast guard’s use of water cannons on Philippine vessels close to Ayungin Shoal within the West Philippine Sea, or the a part of the South China Sea that’s throughout the Philippines’ unique financial zone.
US President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for a summit in Washington on April 11 to debate financial relations and the Indo-Pacific. Biden will host Kishida for a bilateral summit the day earlier than.
Japan’s Kyodo news company earlier reported that the US, Australia, Japan and the Philippines are planning anti-submarine drills within the South China Sea on April 7. — Reuters
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