China urges US to stop flexing muscles in South China Sea

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AP Bangkok
Last Updated : Nov 18 2019 | 9:10 AM IST

China has urged the U.S. military to stop flexing muscles in the disputed South China Sea.

A spokesman for the Chinese ministry of defense told reporters in Bangkok that Beijing wants the U.S. to halt what he called provocations in the South China Sea.

The spokesman, Col. Wu Qian, spoke to reporters Monday after the Chinese minister of defense, Gen. Wei Fenghe, met with U.S. Defense Minister Mark Esper on the margins of an Asia defense officials conference.

In brief remarks afterward, Esper said they made progress and agreed to hold frequent follow-up talks.

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First Published: Nov 18 2019 | 9:10 AM IST

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