"If there is something that should stop, it is the United States should stop playing up the South China Sea issue, stop heightening tensions in the South China Sea," foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in Beijing.
APEC members the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have rival claims to parts of the sea, which is believed to sit atop vast oil and gas resources.
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks after touring the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar at Manila Harbor in Manila, Philippines, November 17, 2015.
Obama and many Southeast Asia nations attending the Manila trade talks will proceed on to Malaysia for a regional summit.
The South China Sea row, the spectre of terrorism and the US-led Trans Pacific Partnership free trade pact are likely to again be the main subjects of discussion in Malaysia.
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