China Says U.S. Has ‘No Right to Intervene’ in South China Sea Disputes

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday that the U.S. is not a party to the situation in the South China Sea and has no right to intervene. Image via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

China warned the United States on Tuesday that it has “no right to intervene” in its maritime disputes with the Philippines after another clash near a disputed reef in the South China Sea.

China and the Philippines have had repeated confrontations in the waters over the past year, including around a warship grounded in 1999 by Manila on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, which hosts a garrison.

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