Biden: US will defend the Philippines if China attacks

Sudan Events – Sumaya Sayed

US President Joe Biden has warned China that the US will defend the Philippines in case of any attack in the disputed South China Sea.
Manila has contested Chinese claims to the waters, cutting floating barriers and inviting media to film what it calls Beijing’s dangerous moves at sea.
It is worth mentioning that the Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1951 binds the US and the Philippines, its former colony, into defending each other in the event of an armed attack.