West PH Sea critical to US security

The situation in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) is critical to the national security interest of the United States, the White House has said.

“The President [Barack Obama] has often talked about how critically important the security situation is in the South China Sea. It’s critical to the national security of the United States,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest was quoted as saying in a report by the Press Trust of India and carried by the Indian Express.