South-east Asian foreign ministers say China’s land reclamation poses risk to stability of region,but Beijing hits back at ‘division and antagonism’China’s land reclamation in the South China Sea has “increased tensions” in the region, south-east Asian foreign ministers said at the close of talks dominated by Beijing’s island-building.
The declaration, or contained in a final communique,followed a warning by US secretary of state John Kerry that Washington would not tolerate any restrictions on freedom of navigation in the strategically valuable waters.
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Source: theguardian.com