US, Philippines Concerned Over Chinese Military Activities In South China Sea -State Dept.
Muhammad Irfan Published April 09, 2021 | 07:40 AM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 09th April, 2021) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held a phone conversation with his Philippine counterpart, Teodoro Locsin Jr., during which they expressed concern over the activities of Chinese military vessels in the South China Sea, the US Department of State said.
"Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin, Jr. Both expressed their shared concerns with the massing of PRC [the People's Republic of China] maritime militia vessels in the South China Sea, including at Whitsun Reef, and reiterated their calls on the PRC to abide by the 2016 arbitration ruling issued pursuant to the Law of the Sea Convention," the Department of State said in a statement on late Thursday.
The US secretary of state reaffirmed the applicability of the 1951 US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty to the situation in the South China Sea.
"Secretary Blinken and Secretary Locsin welcomed enhanced bilateral and multilateral cooperation on the South China Sea. Secretary Blinken also discussed the Administration's efforts to combat rising hate and violence against Asian-Americans," the statement added.
Over the past several years, China has increased its territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea region, overlapping with the interests of several nations. The United States has repeatedly voiced concern over the Chinese activities in the region and regularly sends its military vessels there.
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