MANILA, Philippines — United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on China to end its provocative behavior in the South China Sea as the Philippines marks the fifth anniversary of its arbitral victory before the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Hague against Beijing’s expansive claims in the area.
“Nowhere is the rules-based maritime order under greater threat than in the South China Sea.The People’s Republic of China (PRC) continues to coerce and intimidate Southeast Asian coastal states, threatening freedom of navigation in this critical global throughway,” Blinken said in a statement Monday.
“We call on the PRC (People’s Republic of Ch…
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