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The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines lashed out at US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for his “thinly veiled threat” to invoke the US Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines amid tensions in the West Philippine Sea.
During his Manila visit, Blinken emphasized the importance of further accelerating the alliance with the Philippines in the face of regional and global challenges.“These waterways are critical to the Philippines, to its security, to its economy. But they’re also critical to the interests of the region, the United States and the world. It’s why we stand with the Philippines and stand by our ironclad defense commitments, including under the MDT,” Blinken said.
“We see that the partnership and the relationship of the US and the country is at an all-time high when it comes to security and when it comes to the economy,” Deputy Speaker and Quezon 2nd District Rep. David Suarez said. But the Chinese Embassy insisted the US should not instigate trouble or take sides because it “has no right to interfere in the maritime issues between China and the Philippines.”
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