New Delhi, March 31 -- The Philippines is fighting off aggressive Chinese encroachment on its maritime territory. It isn't the first time, and last time it ended badly for the Philippines, in part because they didn't get effective backing from the US.

President George W. Bush once described himself as "a uniter, not a divider." China's leader, Xi Jinping is a uniter as well...though in a different sort of way. On April 11th, President Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos will meet in Washington, DC. This is the first such joint meeting. And it's Chinese pressure on both the Philippines' and Japan's maritime territory that is bringing everyone together. Some meetings are more important tha...