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VIENTIANE, Laos - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hit out at China's "escalatory and unlawful actions" in the South China Sea on Saturday, hours before he was due to hold talks with Beijing's top diplomat at a regional meeting in Laos.Blinken is in capital Vientiane for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers meeting, part of an Asian tour aimed at reinforcing regional ties in the face of an increasingly assertive Beijing.
The pair also agreed to jointly "counter any attempts by extra-regional forces to interfere in Southeast Asian affairs", it said.China has a strong political and economic partnership with Russia, with NATO members labeling Beijing as a "key facilitator" of Moscow's involvement in the war in Ukraine.Stormy seasThe temperature between Manila and Beijing remains high, despite the deal last week on resupplying Filipino troops stationed on a disputed reef.
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