Ash Carter to ask Vietnam to end land reclamation
2 Jun 2015 4:18 AM IST
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter on Sunday said that during his visit to Vietnam he will urge officials to give up their reclamation projects in the South China Sea.
Carter has called for all countries in the Asia-Pacific region to halt the construction of artificial islands.
Tensions are rising over China’s rapidly expanding building projects, and Beijing’s aggressive stand worries the US and its regional partners.
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