KUALA LUMPUR: China came under mounting pressure on Wednesday over its land reclamation in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) with both the United States and Japan criticizing it for militarizing the disputed waters.

US Secretary of State John Kerry raised the issue during a meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of a regional diplomatic gathering in Malaysia that has been dominated by tensions over the Chinese moves.

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