US, Philippines Call for Peace Across Taiwan Strait in Joint Statement

US, Philippines Call for Peace Across Taiwan Strait in Joint Statement
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and U.S. President Joe Biden walk up the West Wing colonnade on their way to the Oval Office on May 1, 2023. Leah Millis/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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The United States and the Philippines reaffirmed on May 1 the need for peace across the Taiwan Strait amid the Beijing regime’s intimidating actions against the self-ruled island.

President Joe Biden and his Philippine counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., issued a joint statement in connection with their meeting at the White House that reaffirmed their commitment to deepen the U.S.–Philippines security alliance.
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