US Undersecretary of Defence for Policy Elbridge Colby avoided naming Beijing or addressing escalating tensions in the South China Sea during a speech in Manila on Monday, adopting a measured tone weeks before an expected meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. D...

Source: [SCMP](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3363592/why-did-us-defence-official-colby-avoid-mention-scarborough-shoal-manila-speech?utm_source=rss_feed)

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