The head of US diplomacy, Anthony Blinken, called on China from Jakarta on Tuesday to stop “aggressive actions” in the Indo-Pacific region, during his speech on the occasion of his first tour in Southeast Asia.
“We are determined to guarantee the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, where Beijing’s aggressive actions threaten trade exchanges worth more than $ 3 trillion a year,” Blinken said in a speech at the University. of Indonesia.
The US Secretary of State reiterated that the US will advance its goal of keeping the Indo-Pacific region “free and open” and deepen its alliances with Japan, Australia, Thailand and the Philippines. He stressed that it is in the interest of everyone in the region to avoid coercion and intimidation, making another indirect reference to China.
The head of the State Department also assured, among other things, that Washington and its allies will press the military junta in Myanmar to end the violence, release the political prisoners and allow the restoration of democracy.
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