China Accuses America of Not Minding Its Own Business

Chinese state-run media has accused Washington of "fanning the flames and provoking division" in the South China Sea.

China's state-run media has lambasted the United States over its intervention in the South China Sea row, highlighting the alarming escalation of a long-running dispute.

Furious commentaries ordered Washington to "shut up" and accused it of "fanning the flames and provoking division" in the region. The foreign ministry in Beijing called in a senior US diplomat at the weekend over the State Department comments.