U.S. to flex alliance with Japan, Philippines with joint patrols, drills near South China Sea
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President Biden hosted the first-ever summit between the leaders of the U.S., Japan and the Philippines on Thursday in a major show of solidarity against China's military aggressiveness in the South China Sea.