Manila, Hanoi denounce China’s maritime moves

SHANGHAI/MANILA: The Philippines and Vietnam are determined to oppose Chinese infringement of their territorial waters, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said on Wednesday, calling on the world to condemn China’s actions in a rare public show of unity bound to infuriate Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a veiled warning to US on Wednesday, saying countries should not build up military alliances in Asia, even as Beijing feuds with several neighbors.
Xi was speaking at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), a relatively obscure forum which China is seeking to build up in importance.
China is embroiled in disputes with Vietnam and the Philippines over boundaries in the potentially energy-rich South China Sea and has said it seeks to resolve differences in one-on-one talks with the countries involved.
Beijing and Tokyo are also at loggerheads over disputed islands in the East China Sea.
“The president and I shared the deep concerns over the current extremely dangerous situation caused by China’s many actions that violate international law,” Dung said in a statement after talks with Philippine President Benigno Aquino during a two-day visit to Manila.