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Photo of Chinese vessels spotted at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 27, 2021 (Photo courtesy of National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea / FILE PHOTO) The latest Chinese activity in the disputed waters was among the issues discussed by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. during a telephone conversation Friday, April 9. The two officials tackled their shared concerns and called on China to abide by the arbitral ruling that nullified its excessive claims in the disputed territory. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin, Jr. Both expressed their shared concerns with the massing of PRC maritime militia vessels in the South China Sea, including at Whitsun Reef, and reiterated their calls on the PRC to abide by the 2016 arbitration ruling issued pursuant to the Law of the Sea Convention,” a statement from the US State Department read.

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