MANILA— The United States condemned on Wednesday China’s “unlawful use of water cannons and dangerous maneuvers” in the South China Sea, its top envoy to Manila said on Wednesday.
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China’s actions disrupted Philippine maritime operations and put lives at risk, Ambassador MaryKay Carlson said on social media platform X, adding that the U.S. stands with like-minded allies in support of a free and open Pacific.
—Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Kim Coghill
