Blinken Chides Beijing's 'Escalating Actions' At Sea, Concerned Over Taiwan
Date
7/27/2024 3:15:20 PM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticised Beijing's
"escalating and unlawful actions" in the South China Sea at a
summit on Saturday, where his Russian counterpart said Washington
has stoked anxiety in its plan for a nuclear deterrence with ally
Seoul for the Korean peninsula, Azernews
reports.
Blinken singled out China over its coast guard's hostile actions
against U.S. defence treaty ally the Philippines in the South China
Sea, but also lauded the two countries for their diplomacy after
Manila completed a resupply mission earlier on Saturday to troops
at a disputed shoal, unimpeded by China.
Blinken was attending the security-focused ASEAN Regional Forum
on Saturday alongside diplomats of major powers including Russia,
India, China, Australia, Japan and the EU, which included
discussions on the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, North Korea's
nuclear ambitions and tension in the South China Sea.
The Philippines' small troop presence on a grounded former U.S.
navy ship at the second Thomas Shoal has for years angered China,
which has clashed repeatedly with the Philippines over its resupply
missions, causing regional concern about an escalation that could
potentially lead to U.S. intervention.
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