Reported 8 months ago
Amid ongoing conflict in the South China Sea between mainland China and the Philippines, US Deputy Secretary Campbell stated that formal significant diplomatic negotiations have been raised with Beijing. Campbell refrained from speculating when the US would invoke the 'US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty.' Concerns were raised over a recent comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between Russia and North Korea, with China expressing anxiety and apprehension about the situation. Campbell emphasized the risks in the Indo-Pacific region posed by North Korea and China's military expansion, staking territorial claims in the South China Sea, East China Sea, India-China border, and surrounding Taiwan, which could potentially lead to disastrous conflicts disrupting the global economy.
Source: YAHOO