South Korea, India rebuke Beijing over South China Sea claims

U.S. leads international support for Philippines as tensions escalate

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, speaks at a news conference at Camp David, Near Washington, on Aug. 18, as U.S. President Joe Biden listens. (Photo by Ryo Nakamura)

RYO NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- South Korea and India have joined the U.S., Japan and European countries in supporting the Philippines in its maritime disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea, as China's recent use of water cannon against a Philippine resupply ship creates a global backlash.

U.S. President Joe Biden convened a historic three-way summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at Camp David on Friday.

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