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China has issued a warning as the U.S. and the Philippines carry out their premier annual joint-exercise amid flaring regional tensions. “We will never allow anyone to sow chaos in the South China Sea, China’s embassy in Manila declared Friday. A reporter had asked the diplomatic mission whether China’s coast guard would act in response to the ongoing 2024 Balikatan multilateral exercise if participating navies sailed near China-claimed features in the sea’s Spratly Islands. “We oppose external interference, muscle-flexing, provocations, and harassment in the South China Sea and oppose piecing together exclusive circles or bloc confrontation,” the embassy representative said,…
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