The HMS Albion passed near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on its way to Ho Chi Minh City
SCMP: Foreign warships in South China Sea ‘causing trouble’, Beijing’s ambassador to Britain says
Freedom of navigation ‘not a licence to do whatever one wishes’, Liu Xiaoming tells diplomats in London
Big countries from outside the region are abusing their freedom of navigation rights and causing trouble in the South China Sea, Beijing’s ambassador to Britain said, in a clear jab at Western nations’ recent operations in the disputed waterway.
Speaking in London on Wednesday at the annual Induction Programme for Commonwealth Diplomats organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat, Liu Xiaoming said that the progress made by China and Asean (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) in formulating a code of conduct in the South China Sea showed that countries in the region had the confidence and capability to resolve disputes.
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WNU Editor: Someone should tell the Chinese Ambassador that "freedom of navigation" is the freedom to navigate.
