WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States (US) on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) urged Beijing to clarify or adjust its claim in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), calling for a peaceful solution to one of Asia’s growing flashpoints.

With tensions already high over Beijing’s imposition of an air zone above islands administered by Japan in the East China Sea, fears are growing of a fresh showdown in a separate row in the South China Sea where the Philippines is especially concerned.

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