U.S. Slams China Over Dangerous Actions in South China Sea
The U.S. and China have held "candid" talks in Beijing on maritime issues in the South China Sea.
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00:00 The U.S. and China have held "candid talks" in Beijing on maritime issues in the South
00:06 China Sea.
00:07 The U.S. State Department's China Coordinator and China's Boundary and Ocean Affairs Head
00:12 discussed easing tensions in one of the world's most contested regions.
00:16 Around a third of global trade passes through the South China Sea.
00:19 The U.S. raised concerns over what it calls "dangerous and unlawful actions by China."
00:24 These include a recent Chinese fighter's close-range interception of a U.S. bomber.
00:29 The meeting also comes one day after the U.S. sent a guided missile destroyer into the South
00:34 China Sea in a freedom of navigation exercise.
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