A Chinese official said on Friday that China will never send military forces to the scene of an increasingly ugly spat with Vietnam over an oil rig in the South China Sea, and accused Hanoi of trying to force an international lawsuit.
China claims about 90 percent of the South China Sea, but parts of the potentially energy-rich waters are also subject to claims by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.
China is also involved in a territorial dispute in the East China Sea with Japan.
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Ben Blanchard, Reuters via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1xUXPig
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