Kerry: China's Oil Rig in South China Sea 'Provocative'

Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States is "deeply concerned" that China has placed an oil rig in an area of the South China Sea also claimed by Vietnam.   The comments come as Beijing's army chief begins a trip to the U.S., as part of efforts to increase U.S.-China military cooperation and reduce maritime tensions.   Chinese and Vietnamese ships have rammed into each other and exchanged water cannon fire on several occasions since Beijing set up the...

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