In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said U.S. and other non-regional militaries present in the sea were the main source of instability.
U.S. defense chief Austin regrets China's decision not to meet during Southeast Asian security talks
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“China strongly condemns and firmly opposes it," she said.
Philippine's Ferdinand Marcos Jr. angers China with new laws to demarcate South China Sea areas
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