The US says China prevents Asean members from accessing more than US$2.5 trillion in recoverable energy reserves in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP The US says China prevents Asean members from accessing more than US$2.5 trillion in recoverable energy reserves in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP
The US says China prevents Asean members from accessing more than US$2.5 trillion in recoverable energy reserves in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP
South China Sea
China /  Diplomacy

US calls on China to stop ‘bullying behaviour’ in the South China Sea

  • Beijing’s acts interfering in particular with Vietnamese oil and gas exploration and production, state department says
  • Vietnam and China have long been locked in a maritime disagreement over the area’s resource-rich waters

Topic |   South China Sea
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 11:11am, 21 Jul, 2019

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The US says China prevents Asean members from accessing more than US$2.5 trillion in recoverable energy reserves in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP The US says China prevents Asean members from accessing more than US$2.5 trillion in recoverable energy reserves in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP
The US says China prevents Asean members from accessing more than US$2.5 trillion in recoverable energy reserves in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP
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