by PDI
China warned the Philippines on Wednesday not to “internationalize†the two countries’ simmering territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), as US and Philippine forces staged war games in the area.
China has been locked in a maritime dispute with the Philippines over the Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, a body of water considered a potential Asian flashpoint due to the overlapping claims of several nations.
“Internationalizing this issue will only complicate and magnify the situation,†Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin told reporters in response to a question about the current situation in the dispute.
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