Marcos: Philippines-U.S.-Japan Summit 'Changes Dynamic in the South China Sea' | Taiwan Talks EP346

US President Joe Biden hosted the leaders of Japan and the Philippines in two back-to-back summits in a show of unity to Beijing. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the trilateral summit would change the dynamic in the South China Sea and the region. What does deepening cooperation between Taiwan’s neighbors mean for China? What will Beijing do next in response to the defense and economic agreements announced around the summits?

Our guests:

Chen Liang-chih Evans
- Associate research fellow, Institute for National Defense and Security Research

Chen Ping-kuei
- Associate professor, National Chengchi University Department of Diplomacy

Chen Fang-yu
- Assistant professor in political science, Soochow University

And from Washington D.C.,

Patrick Cronin
- Asia-Pacific Security head, Hudson Institute