China has sharply responded to US comments regarding the oil rig - TopicsExpress



          

China has sharply responded to US comments regarding the oil rig Beijing is setting up in the South China Sea. The $1 billion rig sparked a new row with Vietnam blaming China for intentionally ramming its vessels in a disputed area. The United States has no right to complain about Chinas activities within the scope of its own sovereignty, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at the daily briefing on Wednesday. The statement was made in response to the US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki’s comment in which she criticized “Chinas decision to operate its oil rig in disputed waters” and called it “provocative and unhelpful to the maintenance of peace and stability in the region.
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 16:13:31 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015