MANILA — The United States shares the Philippines’ concerns about escalatory actions China has taken in the South China Sea, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.
Blinken’s remarks followed security talks in Manila between him, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and their respective Philippine counterparts, Enrique Manalo and Gilberto Teodoro.
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—Reporting by Simon Lewis; Editing by Christian Schmollinger
