US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated calls for freedom of navigation in the bustling waterway.
VIENTIANE - The United States and its allies clashed on Oct 11 with Russia and China at a summit in Laos dominated by disputes on maritime claims and Ukraine.
“We remain concerned about China’s increasingly dangerous and unlawful actions on the South and East China seas, which have injured people, harmed vessels from Asean nations and contradict commitments to peaceful resolution of disputes,” Mr Blinken said. Mr Blinken also warned China over Taiwan, where the new leader delivered an annual speech in which he vowed that the self-governing democracy would resist annexation.
Mr Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov were spaced apart by the leaders of South Korea and India at the summit. Mr Blinken said he did not speak to Mr Lavrov but that neither walked out when the other addressed the summit. In an interview with AFP at the summit, EU chief Charles Michel called for disputes to be resolved “through peaceful means” in the South China Sea.
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