After US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced that his country was committed to defending the Philippines against any armed attack in the South China Sea, the Chinese response was: “You are not a party.”China announced on Tuesday that the United States has no right to interfere in the important waterway.Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said in a routine press conference that the United States is not a party to the South China Sea issue and has no right to interfere in maritime issues between China and the Philippines.He also added that US-Philippines military cooperation should not harm China's sovereignty, maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea, but more than that, its use to provide a platform for the Philippines' illegal claims should be minimized.