JAKARTA - China's military patrolled the South China Sea on Friday, the day US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Manila.
A spokesman for the Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army said on Saturday the Philippines often asked foreign countries for help in organizing "joint patrols" and "spreading illegal claims" in the region, which caused instability in the region.
Reported by Reuters on Saturday, March 29, Hegseth met his partner Gilberto Teodoro and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Friday in Manila, the first stop on a trip to Asia which also included Japan.
On the same day, the United States, Japan, and the Philippines held naval exercises in the South China Sea. The Philippine Embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to an emailed response request.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea - which trades worth $3 trillion annually - overlaps with claims of sovereignty by the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Brunei.
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