Blinken raises concerns over Beijing’s ‘destabilizing actions’ in South China Sea at meeting with Chinese counterpart
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Blinken and Austin held their annual 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue at Camp Aguinaldo with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo and Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro. During the meeting, they discussed a wide range of security issues and announced Washington’s new military funding package for Manila.
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