'The US stands shoulder-to-shoulder with our Philippine ally in the face. of..repeated harassment in the South China Sea,' the US Department of State said.
MANILA — The United States on Saturday stressed its support for the Philippines against "repeated harassment" in the South China Sea, a day after Chinese vessels attempted to block another resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre on Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
Watch more News on iWantTFC "The United States stands shoulder-to-shoulder with our Philippine ally in the face of the People’s Republic of China’s repeated harassment in the South China Sea," the US Department of State said. The state department reiterated that armed attacks on Philippine military personnel and vessels as well as on public vessels are covered by the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty
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