Biden to host Philippines leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as tensions with China grow


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Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and U.S. President Joe Biden hold a bilateral meeting in New York, on Sept. 22, 2022.LEAH MILLIS/Reuters President Joe Biden is set to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines for White House talks Monday as concerns grow about the Chinese navy’s harassment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea. Marcos’ visit to Washington comes after the U.S. and the Philippines last week completed their largest war drills ever and as the two countries’ air forces on Monday will hold their first joint fighter jet training in the Philippines since 1990. The Philippines...