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US warns China after South China Sea standoff with Philippines
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WASHINGTON, 20 November 2021, (TON): The United States warned China after a standoff in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines, saying it stood by Manila amid an escalation that directly threatens regional peace and stability.
US State Department Ned Price said in a statement “Beijing should not interfere with lawful Philippine activities in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.”
The Philippines condemned "in strongest terms" the actions of three Chinese coast guard vessels that it said blocked and used water cannon on resupply boats headed towards a Philippine-occupied atoll in the South China Sea.
Price said "the United States stands with our Philippine allies in upholding the rules-based international maritime order and reaffirms that an armed attack on Philippine public vessels in the South China Sea would invoke US mutual defense commitments.”
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