China rejects Obama, Japan statements

BEIJING: China on Wednesday rejected misinterpretations by “certain parties” of international law on territorial disputes in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), saying its activities in the region were “legitimate and reasonable.”

According to a dispatch by China’s official news agency Xinhua, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said US President Barack Obama and Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga’s statements “come with ulterior motives.”