China urges EU to stop 'provoking trouble' in South China Sea dispute
The
Chinese embassy
in the Philippines advised
Manila
on Thursday not to "fantasise" about relying on outside forces to resolve the
South China Sea dispute
, and urged the
European Union
to stop "provoking trouble".
An embassy spokesperson made the comments after EU foreign policy chief
Kaja Kallas
visited the Philippine capital and voiced concern over China's activities in the busy waterway, where its claims overlap those of some Southeast Asian nations.
"The EU is not a party to the South China Sea disputes and has no right to interfere in the South China Sea differences between China and the Philippines," the spokesperson said in a statement on the embassy website.
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