Blinken: US concerned at China’s ‘dangerous and unlawful’ activities

Antony Blinken has spoken of US concerns at Chinese activity in the South China Sea (Tang Chhin Sothy/Pool Photo via AP)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told south-east Asian leaders on Friday that the US is concerned about China’s “increasingly dangerous and unlawful” activities in the disputed South China Sea during an annual summit meeting.

He also pledged the US will continue to uphold freedom of navigation in the vital sea trade route.