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US takes battle with Beijing to the South China Sea

Tough talk from Mike Pompeo has ASEAN countries hoping the US will join their fight against China's maritime expansion. 

Emma Connors and Michael Smith
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Jakarta/Beijing/Sydney | The United States has taken on China in the South China Sea, moving in on what China regards as a regional dispute as other battles escalate.

On Monday (Tuesday AEST) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did what much of south-east Asia longed for when he declared China's claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea to be "unlawful".

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Emma Connors was South-east Asia correspondent from October 2019 until mid-2023, based in Jakarta and Singapore. She has previously edited Perspective and Opinion and has written extensively across the AFR and related titles. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.connors@nine.com.au
Michael Smith is the health editor for The Australian Financial Review. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.smith@afr.com
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