China has accused Vietnam of “hyping” a tense dispute over the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, as the neighbours failed to resolve their differences during a visit to Hanoi by China’s chief diplomat.
In a meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart, Yang Jiechi blamed Hanoi for inflaming tensions over the month-long disagreement, which erupted when China began drilling for oil and gas in the area.
Chinese state media said Mr Yang had told Pham Binh Minh, the Vietnamese foreign minister, that Hanoi should “stop disrupting Chinese operations, stop hyping problems and disagreements, and refrain from creating new disputes”.
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