China Says U.S. Navy Drills in Region are ‘Inappropriate’
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China’s army chief said the timing of U.S. naval exercises in the South China Sea was “inappropriate” given the ongoing bilateral disagreements in the region between China and other Asian nations.
Disputes over the sea’s islands and surrounding waters should be resolved through “dialogue and diplomatic measures,” Chen Bingde, chief of staff of the People’s Liberation Army, was cited as saying by the official Xinhua News agency.