May 30, 2015

"China on Saturday opposed US Defense Secretary Ash Carter's remarks that China's island-building activities in the South China Sea are undermining security in the Asia-Pacific region.

'China's construction in the South China Sea is within China's sovereign rights and its activities are lawful, reasonable and justified,' Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said, following Carter's comments on Saturday at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore."

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