(0708 CR M01) SOUTH CHINA SEA NAVIGATION
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(0708 CR M01) SOUTH CHINA SEA NAVIGATION
From Xinhua News Agency: (0708 CR M01) SOUTH CHINA SEA NAVIGATION DATELINE: July 8, 2011 LENGTH: 00:01:09 VO Beijing has reiterated the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea. This comes after Japan has expressed concern over tensions in the area. During a regular briefing on Thursday, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei responded to a question regarding Japan's concern over tensions in the South China Sea. Hong said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has talked about the issue with his Japanese counterpart Takeaki Matsumoto during the latter's visit to China earlier this week. According to the spokesman, Yang told Matsumoto that shipping lanes remain unblocked in the waters surrounding China and Japan, as well as in adjacent waters near the Asian continent. Yang also reassured Matsumoto that ships will continue to be free to navigate in the shipping lanes. The Foreign Ministry also said that as one of the major beneficiaries of free navigation in the South China Sea, Japan has been "ve Powered by www.newslook.com
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