China on Friday said the US and Australia were "flexing their muscles" with recent naval drills in the South China Sea, underscoring Beijing's sensitivity over the strategic waterway it claims as its own.
"The ships honed their advanced mariner skills in a joint environment while enforcing the normalcy of routine operations throughout the region in accordance with international law," the Navy said.At a daily briefing in Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the two countries should "do things that are conducive to regional peace and stability, instead of flexing their muscles.
The US and China's neighbours have rejected Beijing's claim to virtually the entire South China Sea, through which an estimated US$5 trillion in trade travels each year.
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