WORLD_ UK Concerned by Beijing’s Activity in South China Sea, Foreign Secretary Says

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UK Concerned by Beijing’s Activity in South China Sea, Foreign Secretary Says

David Lammy said the UK will work with the Philippines to ’maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.’

British Foreign Minister David Lammy meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (not pictured) in Manila, Philippines, March 8, 2025. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

Lily Zhou
3/12/2025 Updated: 3/12/2025


The UK is “concerned” by the Chinese regime’s “dangerous and destabilising activities” in the South China Sea, Foreign Secretary David Lammy said following his recent visit to the Philippines, which he said is at “the sharp end” as a result of Beijing’s behaviour.

“A third of global maritime trade passes through the South China Sea. Growth in the UK and around the world depends on these trade routes being safe and secure. That’s why we’re concerned about dangerous and destabilising activities by China in this region,” Lammy said in a video posted on X on Monday.

“The Philippines is at the sharp end of this, facing frequent challenges to freedom of navigation and international law,” he said.

Lammy said the UK and the Philippines are “committed to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea [UNCLOS],” and will work together to “enhance our security and prosperity, and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.”

Beijing claims sovereignty over almost all of the South China Sea, including parts which Manila named the West Philippine Sea. It rejected a 2016 international arbitration ruling by a U.N.-affiliated court in the Hague, which ruled against Beijing’s expansive claims in the area.

In the past two years, the Chinese regime has continuously sent the navy, coast guard, and maritime militia vessels to patrol the resource-rich region. Manila said Chinese vessels have repeatedly rammed Philippine vessels and condemned Beijing for firing flares at Philippine aircraft.

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