Australia news live: Wong pushes Chinese counterpart on submarine missile launch in face-to-face Manila meeting
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confronted her Chinese counterpart regarding missile launches and aggressive conduct in the South China Sea. The meeting follows a violent clash between Chinese and Philippine forces at the Second Thomas Shoal, drawing condemnation from the US.
Why it matters
Rising tensions in the South China Sea threaten regional stability and global trade routes, involving major powers like the US, China, and Australia.
Penny Wong also criticised “destabilising and dangerous conduct” by China following a clash at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, AFP reports.
The Philippines and China summoned each other’s ambassadors on Tuesday after the Philippine military accused the China Coast Guard of clubbing a Filipino sailor with a baton on Monday as they approached a grounded vessel that has long served as a Philippine garrison.
Chinese, Philippine personnel clash in the South China Sea Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos met with China’s ambassador to Manila on Tuesday after summoning the envoy over the incident at the flashpoint Second Thomas Shoal in the sea.
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