Beijing Summons US Ambassador Over Warship in South China Sea
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27.10.2015
Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhang Yesui summoned US Ambassador to China Max Baucus to raise Beijing’s concerns at the actions of a US destroyer that entered disputed territorial waters in the South China Sea, local media reported Tuesday.
BEIJING (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, the USS Lassen destroyer sailed through the disputed waters in the South China Sea in the first of a series of planned patrols challenging Chinese territorial claims. The US warship reportedly passed the Subi and Mischief reefs.
The US actions are “highly irresponsible,” Zhang said, as quoted by the China Daily newspaper.
The diplomat urged the US side to value the positive development of bilateral relations and to refrain from actions that threaten the sovereignty and security of China, the media outlet reported.
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