U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on August 1 criticised Chinese “coercion” in the disputed South China Sea, at a meeting of Southeast Asian nations with world powers. Tensions have risen in the South China Sea over recent incidents between Chinese, Vietnamese and Philippine ships; the latest confrontations in a potential global flashpoint where the United States challenges China’s sweeping maritime claims.
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