China urged the United States to prevent “instigating intellectual fight” and” spreading discord” in the region, asserting that there were no problems with freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea.
Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign government, stated at a standard media briefing on Friday that “it is the US side that has been indulgent in actions by its allies in the South China Sea, and it is the US area that has consistently fabricated false claims about China’s threat to freedom in the South China Sea.”
According to Guo, China also advises the Philippines to refrain from acting in accordance with American law and refrain from trying to elicit martial hostility.
Hegseth’s first stop in Asia is the Philippines, which has been overshadowed by reports that a journalist and a blogger were able to share information about very delicate strike programs against Houthi militants in Yemen on a business communication application.
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Hegseth responded to a question about the revealing of the strategy on the Signal app by saying that he was in charge of making sure the defense department was ready and organized.
Hegseth stated that the United States would provide the Philippines with more “highly ready” capabilities, such as the NMESIS anti-ship weapon system and autonomous surface vehicles.
He added that they agreed to conduct bilateral special forces training on Batanes, one of the Philippines ‘ northern islands, near to Taiwan.
Our impenetrable empire has never been stronger, he said, and our relationship continues today as well.