Australian PM urges Asian nations to stand up for 'independence and sovereignty' as tensions heighten in disputed South China Sea, most of which is claimed by Beijing
The US slammed China for its"escalation" in the key global shipping route where Beijing is accused of deploying warships, arming outposts and ramming fishing vessels. Most recently, Vietnam voiced concerns on China's movements near Spratly Islands.
Scott Morrison's comments came after the United States slammed China for its "escalation" in the waterway, a key global shipping route where Beijing is accused of deploying warships, arming outposts and ramming fishing vessels. The ship left for a brief period this month and then came back – prompting irate calls from Hanoi to vacate the area it says falls within its Exclusive Economic Zone.
Earlier, Morrison had affirmed the Pacific region as one "of sovereign interdependent states, resistant to coercion", in comments seen as aimed at China.
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