US Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized Beijing\u2019s \u201cescalating and unlawful actions\u201d in the South China Sea at a summit on Saturday, where his Russian counterpart said Washington has stoked anxiety in its plan for a nuclear deterrence with ally Seoul for the Korean peninsula.<\/p>\n
Blinken singled out China over its coast guard\u2019s hostile actions against US defense treaty ally the Philippines in the South China Sea, but also lauded the two countries for their diplomacy after Manila completed a resupply mission earlier on Saturday to troops at a disputed shoal, unimpeded by China.
\nBlinken was attending the security-focused ASEAN Regional Forum on Saturday alongside diplomats of major powers including Russia, India, China, Australia, Japan and the EU, which included discussions on the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, North Korea\u2019s nuclear ambitions and tension in the South China Sea.
\nThe Philippines\u2019 small troop presence on a grounded former US navy ship at the second Thomas Shoal has for years angered China, which has clashed repeatedly with the Philippines over its resupply missions, causing regional concern about an escalation that could potentially lead to US intervention.
\nThe two sides this week reached an arrangement over how to conduct those missions.<\/p>\n
Blinken held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the gathering, in their sixth meeting since June 2023, when Blinken\u2019s visit to Beijing marked an improvement in strained ties between the world\u2019s two biggest economies.
\nThey agreed to continue progress on military-to-military ties, the official said, adding Blinken also discussed Beijing\u2019s support for Russia\u2019s defence industrial base and warned of further US action against Chinese firms, but received no commitment from Wang.<\/p>\n
China\u2019s foreign ministry had no immediate statement on the meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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