China tells US to not take sides on South China Sea issue

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During his Manila visit, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the US security commitment with the Philippines 'ironclad,' and said China's actions in the South China Sea had triggered a wider international reaction

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BEIJING, China – China said the United States must refrain from “stirring up trouble” or taking sides on the South China Sea issue, after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a security deal with the Manila extended to attacks on the Philippine coast guard. The Chinese embassy in Philippines said in a statement on Wednesday that Chinese activities in the South China Sea were “legitimate and lawful,” adding that Blinken’s remarks “ignore the facts, baselessly accuse China.”

On Tuesday, Blinken said the deal extended to armed attacks on the Philippine armed forces, public vessels and aircraft, and its coast guard.

 

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