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US-hosted trilat signals failure of China’s neighborhood diplomacy

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The Western Pacific just got less pacific.
On Thursday, US President Joe Biden hosted a trilateral summit with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.

China was top of the agenda.

Some context: Beijing’s ties with Tokyo and Manila are tense, with territoria...