Mr Obama's top Asia advisor, DannyRussel, said on Thursday that the president "remains supportive of the peaceful efforts to find diplomatic resolution to outstanding issues of territorial claims", AFP reports.
With us today, we have National Security Advisor to the Vice President Tony Blinken, Senior Director for Asian Affairs on the national security staff DannyRussel, and Undersecretary for International Affairs at the Department of Treasury Lael Brainard.