China says US ‘maliciously hyping up’ South China Sea issue

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BEIJING: China accused the United States on Tuesday (Aug 27) of “maliciously hyping up” the South China Sea situation and making warrantless criticism, after the Pentagon said China was carrying out “coercive interference” in waters claimed by Vietnam.

A Chinese survey vessel on Saturday extended its activities to an area closer to Vietnam’s coast, ship tracking data showed, after the United States and Australia expressed concern about China’s action in the disputed waterway.

The Pentagon said China had “resumed its coercive interference in Vietnam’s longstanding oil and gas activities in the South China Sea”.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/south-china-sea-tensions-us-maliciously-hyping-up-11846092

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