{"id":5214,"date":"2023-10-26T10:15:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=5214"},"modified":"2023-10-26T10:15:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:15:17","slug":"south-china-sea-biden-says-us-will-defend-the-philippines-if-china-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=5214","title":{"rendered":"South China Sea: Biden says US will defend the Philippines if China attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1j2237y6 bbc-q4ibpr ebmt73l0\"><time datetime=\"2023-10-26\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">26 October 2023, 07:03 BST<\/time><\/p>\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-10-26\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">Up to date 1 hour in the past<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\"><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-nbxve2 e6i104o0\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rising tensions within the South China Sea have led to a ship collision<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\"><b>US President Joe Biden has warned China that the US will defend the Philippines in case of any assault within the disputed South China Sea. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Mr Biden reiterated his &#8220;ironclad&#8221; defence dedication to the Philippines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Manila has contested Chinese language claims to the waters, chopping floating obstacles and welcoming media to movie what it calls Beijing&#8217;s harmful strikes at sea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;I wish to be clear \u2014 I wish to be very clear: The USA&#8217; defence dedication to the Philippines is ironclad. The USA defence settlement with the Philippines is ironclad,&#8221; he mentioned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Signed in 1951, the Mutual Protection Treaty binds the US and the Philippines, its former colony, into defending one another within the occasion of an armed assault.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;Any assault on the Filipino plane, vessels, or armed forces will invoke our Mutual Protection Treaty with the Philippines,&#8221; he added in his speech an the White Home on Wednesday, as he welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Chinese language international ministry spokesperson Mao Ning mentioned the US had &#8220;no proper to become involved in an issue between China and the Philippines&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Ought to the US defend the Philippines, its actions &#8220;should not harm China&#8217;s sovereignty and maritime pursuits within the South China Sea&#8221;, she instructed reporters in response to a query on the assertion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">On Sunday, the Philippines mentioned China&#8217;s &#8220;harmful manoeuvres&#8221; had led to a collision between a China coast guard ship and a Filipino provide boat in an space that falls contained in the Philippines&#8217; Unique Financial Zone (EEZ). In a separate incident, Manila mentioned a Chinese language militia boat &#8220;bumped&#8221; a Philippine coast guard vessel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The Filipino boats had been on their option to a crumbling navy warship that Manila has marooned on the Second Thomas Shoal to strengthen its claims.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The Philippines&#8217; defence minister, Gilberto Teodoro Jr, mentioned the Chinese language boats &#8220;deliberately hit&#8221; the Philippine vessels and accused China of &#8220;distorting the story to suit its personal ends&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Mr Biden echoed these claims, saying the Chinese language vessels had &#8220;acted dangerously and unlawfully&#8221; when the collisions occurred.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bbc-sffzb7 e1hrqbfn0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\"><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-nbxve2 e6i104o0\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mr Biden reiterated his &#8220;ironclad&#8221; defence dedication to the Philippines<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The Philippines is a crucial strategic ally of the US because it borders two potential flashpoints within the Pacific &#8211; the South China Sea and Taiwan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took workplace in June 2022 and revived the Philippines&#8217; alliance with the US, Filipino authorities have turn into extra aggressive in contesting China&#8217;s actions within the South China Sea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Mr Marcos&#8217; international coverage is a reversal of the pro-China stand taken by his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, who was criticised for not doing sufficient to counter Beijing&#8217;s aggression within the South China Sea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1wxwc760 bbc-1bh6w8m ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div class=\"bbc-rl27ak e1p9mbna1\"><amp-iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" layout=\"fill\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/polling.bbc.co.uk\/ws\/av-embeds\/cps\/news\/world-asia-67224782\/p0gn3n5x\/en-GB\/amp\" title=\"Media player\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-e2e=\"media-player\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"bbc-1b4920d e1cpbhy72\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/512xn\/p0gn3qs5.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/240xn\/p0gn3qs5.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320xn\/p0gn3qs5.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480xn\/p0gn3qs5.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/624xn\/p0gn3qs5.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/800xn\/p0gn3qs5.jpg 800w\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"bbc-1k5stce e1cpbhy70\">To play this content material, please allow JavaScript, or attempt a distinct browser<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/amp-iframe><\/div><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-nbxve2 e6i104o0\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Video caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch: Boats collide in South China Sea&#8217;s disputed waters<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-67224782.amp\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>26 October 2023, 07:03 BST Up to date 1 hour in the past Picture caption, Rising tensions within the South China Sea have led to a ship collision US President Joe Biden has warned China that the US will defend the Philippines in case of any assault within the disputed South China Sea. 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