CHINA'S foreign ministry has called in a senior US diplomat to protest against remarks by his State Department about the contested South China Sea.
Robert Wang, the US Embassy's deputy chief of mission, yesterday heard "serious representations" on the issue, Chinese officials said in a statement.
The US State Department had said China's establishment of a military garrison for the area runs "counter to collaborative diplomatic efforts to resolve differences and risk further escalating tensions in the region".
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