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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he warned China directly about its assertive moves around the Philippines and vowed to defend the ally, during meetings with top leaders in Beijing. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that the United States stands by its "ironclad" commitments to defend longtime ally the Philippines against armed attack in the South China Sea. SOUNDBITE
Demonstrators take to the streets in the Philippines on the 38th anniversary of a bloodless uprising that toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos, voicing their opposition to proposed reforms to the country's 1987 constitution. IMAGES
The Chinese ambassador's diplomatic vehicle goes in and out of the Philippines foreign ministry, as Manila said it had summoned him and flagged the possibility of expelling him after tense confrontations between the countries' vessels in the disputed South China Sea over the weekend. IMAGES
Two China Coast Guard aluminium hulled boats chase a Philippine Coast Guard inflatable speed boat with media in the disputed South China Sea. The high seas pursuit near Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands ended when Philippine Navy inflatable speed boats deployed from the crumbling BRP Sierra Madre blocked the approaching Chinese vessels. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).