BEIJING: China accused the United States Tuesday of emboldening Asian nations in their territorial disputes with Beijing, as diplomatic exchanges over the latest maritime row grew sharper.

China earlier this month moved an oil drilling rig into South China Sea waters also claimed by Vietnam.

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