Biden hosts Japanese, Philippine leaders to discuss China’s aggression

This combination of pictures shows Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, in Canberra on Feb. 29, 2024, U.S. President Joe Biden in Atlanta on March 9, 2024, and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on March 28, 2024. This photo released by the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on March 25, 2024 shows a Chinese Coast Guard ship blocking a Philippine ship near Thitu Island, in the Spratly Islands, in the disputed South China Sea. U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, April 10, 2024.

U.S. President Joe Biden is hosting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House Thursday, aiming to send China a clear message to halt its aggressive behavior against its neighbors in the South China Sea.