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Biden: US will defend Philippines if vessels are attacked U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that American military support for the Philippines was "ironclad," and any attacks against its vessels in the South China Sea would invoke a 1951 treaty that compels each country to come to the other's aid in the event of a conflict. ... Read More

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