UNITED States Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun said Washington enhanced its alliance with the Philippines and four other countries in Indo-Pacific to sustain peace and security in the region.

Biegun made the remark on Wednesday during the US Senate Foreign Relations hearing on the US-China relations wherein he echoed the policy statement of US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo that the world will not allow Beijing to turn the South China Sea as its “maritime empire.”

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