US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday vowed to defend the Philippines against 'armed attack' in the disputed South China Sea in Washington's ...
MANILA: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday vowed to defend the Philippines against"armed attack" in the disputed South China Sea in Washington's starkest warning yet against Chinese claims to most of the strategic waterway.
Pompeo's comments marked the first time any US official had publicly stated Washington's intent to defend its ally in the flashpoint sea.A 1951 US-Philippine mutual defence treaty committed Manila and its former colonial master to come to each other's aid in case of an"armed attack in the Pacific area" on either party.
The United States has said it is not taking sides in the disputes over South China Sea islands and waters claimed by China, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam. Beijing claims most of the sea. But Duterte put the dispute on the back burner when he was elected president in 2016 in favour of chasing Chinese trade and investment.
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