Blinken at ASEAN Meet Condemns China’s ‘Increasingly Dangerous’ Sea Moves

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the 12th ASEAN-US Summit during the 44th and 45th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits in Vientiane on October 11, 2024. Tang Chhin Sothy / POOL / AFP

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Beijing’s “increasingly dangerous” actions in the South China Sea and voiced support for freedom of navigation as he met leaders of the ASEAN bloc on Friday.

“We remain concerned about China’s increasingly dangerous and unlawful actions on the South and East China Seas, which have injured people, harmed vessels from ASEAN nations, and contradict commitments to peaceful resolution of disputes,” Blinken told Southeast Asian leaders gathered in Laos.

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