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The United States and China were holding first-of-a-kind talks today<\/strong> on rising tensions in the South China Sea<\/strong>, with Beijing angry over Washington’s support of Southeast Asian countries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Senior officials of the Pacific powers were meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii<\/strong>, days after the United States rallied behind the Philippines and Vietnam<\/strong> which have been alarmed at what they see as Beijing’s growing assertiveness at sea.<\/p>\n

Kurt Campbell, the US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs<\/strong>, said ahead of the talks that he would make clear to China the “strong principles” of the United States in defense of freedom of navigation.<\/p>\n

Campbell reiterated that the United States takes no stance on China’s territorial disputes with its neighbors<\/strong> — a point of contention for some US lawmakers who have been pressing for a more proactive role.<\/p>\n

“The United States has no intention to fan the flames in the South China Sea and we have a very strong interest in the maintenance of peace and stability,” Campbell said.<\/p>\n

But China’s top official at the Hawaii talks, vice foreign minister Cui Tiankai, warned that US support of its partners in Southeast Asia “can only make things more complicated.”
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\nCui said that the United States should limit itself to urging “more restraint and responsible behavior from those countries that have been frequently taking provocative actions.”<\/p>\n

While the United States and China often talk, today’s session is the first to focus specifically on the Asia Pacific region<\/strong>. The dialogue was set up during the top-level Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington in May.<\/p>\n

Campbell said that the United States would also talk to China about its interactions with North Korea and Myanmar<\/strong>, two of the dynamic region’s most isolated countries which both count on Beijing as their main source of support.<\/p>\n

But the talks are expected to focus on the South China Sea, strategic and potentially oil-rich waters where Beijing has sometimes overlapping disputes with Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Vietnam recently held live-fire military exercises after accusing Chinese ships of ramming one oil survey ship<\/strong> and cutting the exploration cables of another.<\/p>\n

The Philippines ordered its navy into the South China Sea — part of which it calls the West Philippine Sea<\/strong> — after accusing China of firing on Filipino fishermen and installing posts and a buoy in contested waters.<\/p>\n

The United States plans joint exercises with the Philippines and a naval exchange with Vietnam in coming weeks<\/strong>, although US officials have characterized the activities as routine.<\/p>\n

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday pledged to assist the Philippines in modernizing its navy<\/strong>, whose flagship is an ageing vessel used by the United States in World War II.<\/p>\n

The United States a week earlier held talks with Vietnam<\/strong>, in which the former war foes issued a joint call for a peaceful resolution to disputes in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n

President Barack Obama’s administration has focused on building ties with Southeast Asia<\/strong>, accusing the previous team of George W. Bush of neglecting the fast-growing and often US-friendly region due to preoccupation with wars.<\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/em>
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