BEIJING: Beijing on Friday (Apr 12) criticised the United States, Japan and the Philippines and defended its actions in the South China Sea as "lawful" after US President Joe Biden hosted a trilateral meeting in Washington.
US President Joe Biden heads to a trilateral meeting with Japan ese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr at the White House on Apr 11, 2024. BEIJING: Beijing on Friday criticised the United States , Japan and the Philippines and defended its actions in the South China Sea as"lawful" after US President Joe Biden hosted a trilateral meeting in Washington.
On Friday, China hit out at the joint summit in Washington, with foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning saying Beijing"firmly opposes the relevant countries manipulating bloc politics, and firmly opposes any behaviour that provokes or lays plans for opposition, and hurts other countries' strategic security and interests".
As they met around a horseshoe-shaped wooden table in the grand East Room of the US presidential residence, the US, Japanese and Philippine leaders hailed the meeting as"historic".
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