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Sat, 2011-07-23 08:58
Clinton told diplomats at Asia’s largest security forum Saturday that “recent incidents” in the waters “threaten the peace and stability on which the remarkable progress of the Asia-Pacific region has been built.”
She said they “undermine freedom of navigation and pose risks to lawful, unimpeded commerce and economic development.”
China — which claims the South China Sea in its entirety — has been accused in recent months of trying to intimidate Philippine and Vietnam oil exploration boats in waters that are partially claimed by several Southeast Asian countries.
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