6 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a telephone call on Wednesday with his Philippine counterpart, Enrique Manalo, discussed issues of mutual concern, including “the People’s Republic of China’s dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea,” State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.

China has continued to claim a vast swathe of the South China Sea, a key trade route that also holds huge energy potential, despite an international arbitration ruling in 2016 that invalidated its ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo about issues of mutual concern, including the PRC’s dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea. Secretary Rubio conveyed that the PRC’s behavior undermines regional peace and stability and is …

5 days ago · “United States’ commitment to our allies in the region and serious concern over China’s coercive actions against Taiwan and in the South China Sea,” said State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce in a readout following the phone call on Friday.

Jan 23, 2025 · The phone conversation took place just days after Rubio got picked to helm the US Department of State. According to US Department of State’s spokeswoman Tammy Bruce, the discussions revolved around the South China Sea, one of the world’s busiest trade routes that is also seeing contested territorial claims between Beijing and some ASEAN ...

Jan 23, 2025 · In the phone call on Wednesday, they discussed “issues of mutual concern”, including China’s “dangerous and destabilising actions in the South China Sea”, she said, adding that Rubio ...

Jan 23, 2025 · US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Manila and condemned Beijing for its "dangerous and destabilising" actions in the South China Sea, in his first phone call ...

Jan 23, 2025 · US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said that Washington under US President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines’ defense, as tensions simmer with Beijing in the South China Sea.

6 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a telephone call on Wednesday with his Philippine counterpart, Enrique Manalo, discussed issues of mutual concern, including “the People’s Republic of China’s dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea,” State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.

Jan 23, 2025 · In a readout released on Wednesday (US time), US Department of State spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo and discussed China’s “dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea.”