President Joe Biden has told Japan that US security guarantees apply to the Senkaku Islands, sending a warning to China about the features in the East China Sea that are administered by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing.
The White House on Wednesday said that Mr Biden had made clear in his first phone call as president with Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga that the US-Japan mutual defence treaty applied to the disputed islands.
“The leaders . . . discussed the United States’ unwavering commitment to the defence of Japan under Article 5 of our security treaty, which includes the Senkaku,” the White House said. “President Biden reaffirmed to the prime minister his commitment to provide extended deterrence to Japan.”
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