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Summit with US, Japan aimed at economy, South China Sea cooperation: Marcos

On Thursday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will attend the first ever trilateral summit with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington, DC [File: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has said upcoming talks with his US and Japanese counterparts in Washington, DC will focus on strengthening economic cooperation and include a deal to maintain security and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.

His comments on Wednesday came before his departure for the United States where President Joe Biden on Thursday will host the first ever trilateral summit with Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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