US opposes China’s acts to hamper oil, gas activities in East Sea
The US Department of State on (DoS) has expressed concern over reports that China is hampering other countries’ oil and gas activities in the East Sea, and said its acts threaten regional peace and security, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.
Hanoi (VNA) – The US Department of State on (DoS) has expressedconcern over reports that China is hampering other countries’ oil and gasactivities in the East Sea, and said its acts threaten regional peace andsecurity, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.
DoS spokeswoman MorganOrtagus said in a statement on July 20 that China’s reclamation and militarisationof disputed outposts in the East Sea, along with other efforts to assert itsunlawful East Sea maritime claims, including the use of maritime militia tointimidate, coerce and threaten other nations, undermine the peace and securityof the region.
By blocking development in the East Sea through coercive means, China preventsASEAN members from accessing more than 2.5 trillion USD in recoverable energyreserves.
These acts by China areinterfering in particular with Vietnamese oil and gas exploration andproduction, she stated. - VNA
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DoS spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus (Source: AFP/VNA) 
