(UPDATE) THE United States called on China Saturday (Sunday in Manila) to stop 'provocative and unsafe conduct' in the disputed South China Sea after a recent near-collision with a Philippine Coast Guard boat there, ramping up rhetoric ahead of a visit by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the White House.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, in a statement two days before President Joe Biden is to host Marcos, said the incident was a reminder of China's 'harassment and intimidation' of Philippine vessels in the contested waterway.'We call upon Beijing to desist from its provocative and unsafe conduct,' he said, adding that any attack on Philippine armed forces would trigger a US response.
Marcos has insisted he will not let China trample on the Philippines' rights in the sea, and has gravitated toward the United States as he seeks to strengthen defense ties.Early this month, the Philippines identified four additional military bases — in addition to five existing sites — to which US forces will have access, including one near the Spratly Islands.The two countries also carried out their biggest ever military maneuvers in recent weeks.
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