The State Department has joined the Philippines in condemning 'dangerous actions' by China's coast guard in the latest flare-up of tensions over clashing territorial claims in the South China Sea.
The State Department has joined the Philippines in condemning what it called “dangerous actions” by China’s coast guard in the latest flare-up of tensions over clashing territorial claims in the South China Sea.officials said Sunday a Chinese government ship used “excessive and offensive” force in deploying a water cannon to drive back one of two Filipino supply boats that were delivering troops and supplies to a Phillippines-occupied shoal.
China’s aggressive sovereignty claims have led to tensions with the U.S. and a slew of allies around the region, including the Philippines, Japan, Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam. “The United States stands with our Philippine allies in the face of dangerous actions by the Coast Guard and maritime militia of the People’s Republic of China to obstruct an August 5 Philippine resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea,” the State Department spokesman’s office said late Saturday in a statement.
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