U.S. protested China's latest clash with the Philippines in South China Sea, State official reveals

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“We’ve also significantly demarched the Chinese interlocutors,” he said. A demarche is a formal diplomatic protest note. Mr. Campbell was asked when the United States would invoke the mutual defense treaty with the Philippines and said senior U.S. officials have outlined red lines that would trigger U.S. intervention under the defense pact.Military commanders have said the treaty would be invoked if there is loss of life in a future incident.

Mr. Campbell said the United States has “sent a clear and unambiguous message of our determination to stand by our Philippine friends.” The State Department is working with more than a dozen regional states on maintaining peace and stability in the region in the face of mounting Chinese aggression in the region, he said. Many other East Asian states have similar clashing sovereignty claims with China over parts of the vast sea.On another issue, Mr. Campbell said the new pact between Russia and North Korea announced last week represents a “dramatic step up” in bilateral ties, he said.

Mr. Campbell said some discussions with Chinese officials revealed “some tension” over the increased Russia-North Korea ties. “I think if you asked me what is the thing that concerns me the most, it is the effectiveness of disinformation in a variety of places,” Mr. Campbell said. “It is not just the case that we face it in Europe and Ukraine, we face it globally, and those narratives are dangerous, penetrating and difficult to counter.”

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