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The Philippines is escalating its stance against China following recent coastguard 'attacks', vowing countermeasures and enhancing maritime security. The Philippines Defense Ministry criticized China's rhetoric as patronizing and intimidating, highlighting the Chinese government's inability to conduct transparent and legal negotiations. This reaction comes after China's defense ministry blamed Manila's 'harassment and provocations' for escalating tensions in the South China Sea. In response to the growing conflict, the U.S., Japan, and the Philippines are planning joint naval patrols in the area. Furthermore, the U.S. has stated that under the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty, specifically invoking Article 5, it will intervene if any Filipino military personnel are killed in the conflict, emphasizing the serious implications of China's actions on Philippine resupply missions and testing the 70-year-old defense pact.
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US Pacific Command has made it clear that if any Filipino officers and soldiers are killed in the conflict between China and the Philippines, the US will immediately activate Article 5 of the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and intervene in the conflict. https://t.co/SSCFfCcWQc
China's Attacks on Philippine Resupply Missions Test 70-Year-Old Defense Pact - USNI News https://t.co/LCmuloxOt0
The U.S., Japan and the Philippines will launch joint naval patrols in the South China Sea later this year, per a U.S. official and a foreign diplomat familiar with the planning. - Politico
#US admiral: #Philippines can invoke Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) if sea attacks kill soldier, sailor The Philippines can invoke the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) if a sailor or a member of its military is killed as China continues “to execute belligerent, dangerous and… https://t.co/dN4GoFfy27
The DND was reacting to China’s defense ministry, who said in a statement on Thursday, March 28, that Manila’s “harassment and provocations [were] the immediate cause of the recent escalation of the South China Sea issue.” https://t.co/nn173QK9L8 https://t.co/niQAQtm0pX
Philippines Defense Ministry: Recent Chinese rhetoric "shows the inability of the Chinese government to conduct open, transparent, and legal negotiations. Their repertoire consists only of patronising and, failing that, intimidating smaller countries." https://t.co/e6NhtheEMC
#Philippines ups stakes in #China row, vows #countermeasures to #coastguard 'attacks' https://t.co/r7yvEoSyQL