China made its position clear to a Japanese diplomat, expressing its displeasure over joint statements made yesterday by the leaders of the US, Japan and the Philippines, and defended Beijing's “legitimate” actions in the South China Sea. “China strongly opposes any behavior that causes conflicts and harms the security and strategic interests of other countries,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning. In a warning apparently aimed at Beijing, US President Joe Biden said yesterday that the US would defend the Philippines if it was “attacked” in the South China Sea, during a summit he had with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the president of the Filipino Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House. Biden stressed that “any attack against an aircraft, ship or members of the Philippine armed forces in the South China Sea would trigger the activation of the mutual defense treaty” signed by Washington and Manila. […]
Source: News Beast
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