Calm down, Australia advises sea claimants

Australian Ambassador to Manila Bill Tweddell called on China and claimant countries, including the Philippines, to exercise restraint, take steps to ease tensions and refrain from provocative actions that could escalate conflicts in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).

In a recent roundtable with The Manila Times editors and reporters, Tweddell clarified that his government does not take a position on competing claims in the area.