WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The United States is taking
additional actions on Thursday to preserve a free South China
Sea, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, including visa
restrictions on Chinese individuals linked to the maritime
dispute.
"The United States stands with Southeast Asian claimant
states seeking to defend their sovereign rights and interests,
consistent with international law. We will continue to act
until we see Beijing cease its coercive behavior in the South
China Sea," Pompeo said in a statement.