State Department spokeswoman says China largely to blame for rig tensions

State Department spokeswoman says China largely to blame for rig tensions
Washington (UPI) May 28, 2013 - China is to blame for most of the tensions surrounding the deployment of an oil rig in the South China Sea, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department said. A Vietnamese fishing boat capsized this week after it struck a Chinese vessel near a Chinese oil rig deployed in disputed waters. Reacting to reports the Chinese intentionally rammed the Vietnamese boat, State Department spo ... more

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