US won't take sides in dispute
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Huangyan">Huangyan</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>.</p><p><span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>.</p><p><span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Alberto">Alberto</span> <span word="del">del</span> <span word="Rosario">Rosario</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Voltaire">Voltaire</span> <span word="Gazmin">Gazmin</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2+2 <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span>, <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Leon">Leon</span> <span word="Panetta">Panetta</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collaborative">collaborative</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="resolving">resolving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span>," <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="claims">claims</span>."</p><p><span word="Gazmin">Gazmin</span> <span word="alluded">alluded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="intensify">intensify</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="uphold">uphold</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span>".</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span>, <span word="credible">credible</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="posture">posture</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="upholding">upholding</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="security">security</span>," <span word="Gazmin">Gazmin</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="embroiled">embroiled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Huangyan">Huangyan</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="stationing">stationing</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assert">assert</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span>.</p>
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