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Both the countries say Beijing has not let the Covid-19 outbreak dampen its pursuit of foreign policy issues.

The senators also asserted that the US will take further action to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

The United States has joined Vietnam and the Philippines in objecting to China's sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel in the South China Sea on April 2.

Manila said they appreciated Vietnam’s humanitarian act of directly saving the lives of Filipino fishermen.