US, Japan And Philippines Hold First Trilateral Summit, "Many More" To Come
The first-ever trilateral summit among the US, Japan and the Philippines was held at the White House on Thursday, with all three leaders signalling that many more meetings would follow in the years to come. Long-simmering tensions between China and its neighbours took centre stage as leaders of the three countries gathered to push back on Beijing's stepped-up pressure on Manila in the disputed South China Sea.
