December 9, 2014

"China's foreign ministry condemned on Tuesday a report by the U.S. State Department about China's claims in the South China Sea, saying they went against Washington's promises not to take sides in the dispute.

China claims almost all the South China Sea, believed to be rich in minerals, oil and gas, which has become one of Asia's biggest potential flashpoints. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan have competing and sometimes overlapping claims on parts of it.

The State Department report, issued on Friday, said that China's claims were both unclear and inconsistent."

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