US told to stay out of island oil disputes in South China Sea

Tuesday 04 September 2012 23:04 BST

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China has warned the United States not to get involved in South China Sea territorial disputes, as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Beijing pledging to pass on a strong message on the need to calm regional tension.

Disputes over tiny islets and craggy outcrops in oil and gas-rich areas of the South and East China Seas have set China against US regional allies such as the Philippines and Taiwan.

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