Another U.S. - China Spat Developing In The South China Seas

Motorboats anchor at a partially submerged island of Truong Sa islands or Spratly islands in this file picture. The issue of territory disputed in the South China Sea is highly charged. Photograph by: Stringer, Reuters

China Warns U.S. to Stay Out of Islands Dispute -- New York Times

BEIJING — The Chinese government reacted angrily on Monday to an announcement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that Washington might step into a long-simmering territorial dispute between China and its smaller neighbors in the South China Sea.

Speaking Friday during a forum of Southeast Asian countries in Vietnam, Mrs. Clinton apparently surprised Beijing by saying the United States had a “national interest” in seeking to mediate the dispute, which involves roughly 200 islands, islets and coral outcroppings that are claimed by China, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines.

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More News On U.S. - China Relations In The South China Seas

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China Rejects U.S. Suggestion for Asean Mediation on Territory -- Wall Street Journal
Clinton comments, Korea drills roil US-China ties -- AP
POLITICS: U.S.-China Tensions Loom in South China Sea Disputes -- Australia.to News
Walker's World: U.S. draws line in sea -- UPI Analysis
ANALYSIS-South China Sea spat fresh threat to Sino-US ties -- Reuters
FACTBOX-South China Sea's disputed maritime borders -- Reuters
U.S. moves to counter Chinese influence in East Asia -- Globe And Mail
Reining in China's Ambitions -- David Blumenthal, Wall Street Journal
South China Sea Ructions -- Wall Street Journal editorial