• 7 months ago
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday, May 2, that China's continuous harassment that led to injuries to Filipino crew and damage to Philippine vessels in the South China Sea is "irresponsible behavior and disregards international law."

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Transcript
00:00 You know, we've been very clear to everyone, to include Beijing, that the kind of behavior
00:07 that we've seen where Filipino crews are put in danger or sailors have been injured and
00:22 property damaged, that's irresponsible behavior and it disregards international law.
00:28 So Phil, I won't get into any hypotheticals on what could happen and how it could happen.
00:34 I would just say that you've heard me say, you've heard our President say a number of
00:38 times that our commitment to the treaty is our inquiry and we stand with the Philippines.
00:43 Thank you.
00:45 [end]

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