United States President Joe Biden hosted a trilateral defence summit with Japan and the Philippines in the White House. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. accompanied him.

• This is the first trilateral defence summit among the three nations where the U.S. has pledged its commitment to defend both nations in times of need.
• The three Indo-Pacific maritime nations of the U.S., the Philippines, and Japan share historic ties based on democracy, freedom, and respect for international law and human rights.
• The agenda of the trilateral summit was to bolster an open and free Indo-Pacific as per the rules of international law and order. In doing so, the three nations aim to contribute to regional and global prosperity.
• The summit follows a series of meetings between dignitaries from the three countries in 2023, laying a framework based on development, economic security, humanitarian assistance, defence, and maritime security agenda.