China, US Spar Over South China Sea Dispute

China rejected a U.S. government report detailing Beijing's maritime territorial claims in the South China Sea, saying the document violates Washington's pledge to remain neutral in the dispute. Both Beijing and Washington released reports in the past week that weighed-in on the longstanding dispute over who owns the scores of reefs, small islands and surrounding waters of the resource rich South China Seas. A U.S. State Department report examined the historic, geographic and...

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