India can play constructive, positive role in SCS: China

November 05, 2015 18:29

China today asked India to play a "constructive and positive" role in safeguarding peace and stability in the disputed South China Sea, in a guarded reaction to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's call for ensuring freedom of navigation in the strategic waters amid escalated Sino-US tensions.

"We hope that countries who really care about freedom of navigation in the South China Sea can play (a) constructive and positive role" in peace and stability of the region, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying told a media briefing in response to a question.

She was reacting to Parrikar's assertions at Kuala Lumpur yesterday expressing concerns over the current round of tensions between US and China over an American naval vessel sailing through artificial islands in the SCS built by Beijing.

China has raised vociferous protests and warned Washington against sending naval vessels and military aircraft to the waters.

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