US calls China's Ayungin clash 'escalatory, very negative'
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned China's recent aggressive action at Ayungin Shoal as 'escalatory and very negative,' reaffirming the US commitment to its Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines.
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