The ship went back after five months of patrolling around Sabina, a shoal within the Philippine exclusive economic zone where China is accused of carrying out illegal reclamation activities.
The joint statement was released following the meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis in Vilinus on September 12.
At the 10th Bilateral Consultation Mechanism meeting on the South China Sea held on September 11 in Beijing, Philippines Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ma Theresa Lazaro said her country has jurisdiction over the shoal even as Beijing is demanding that Manila leave the feature.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy discussed mutual measures needed to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the MoU between Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) and Govt of Assam in urban planning and management and said MoU will enable better urban planning and management of Guwahati.
India and Singapore have called for peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea, emphasising the importance of maintaining peace, security, and 'freedom of navigation' in and overflight above the South China Sea in accordance with international law, UNCLOS.
China's twisting of the truth is becoming increasingly bizarre as it attempts to drive the Philippines out of its own exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea.
Amid growing tension in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller condemned China's aggressive actions. In a post on X, Miller stated, "The United States stands with our Philippine allies and condemns the dangerous and escalatory a
Mazumdar said on Monday that that discussion on the maritime security will be held with Singaporean leadership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Singapore.
Sharing a post on X, Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard official said, "This afternoon (August 31), the Chinese Coast Guard vessel deliberately rammed and collided with the BRP Teresa Magbanua three times, despite no provocation from the Philippine Coast Guard."
The call, likely to be held prior to the US presidential elections this November, was discussed between Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi during their two-day meeting in Yanqi Lake, Beijing on August 27-28.
Amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea, China issued a warning to the United States, urging it to refrain from endorsing or condoning the Philippines' actions in the region.