MANILA (Bloomberg): The US has backed the Philippines’ removal of a South China Sea barrier supposedly installed by Beijing, with a Pentagon official describing the move as a "bold step” to defend maritime claims.
The US is also committed to defend the Southeast Asian nation in case of an armed attack on its vessels in the South China Sea in accordance with a decades-old treaty, according to Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Lindsey Ford.
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