Zhang Yunbi and Cai Hong <\/p>\n
China Daily <\/p>\n
Publication Date : 21-01-2013 <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Asks Washington to be 'responsible' and 'choose its words carefully' <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Beijing yesterday blasted Washington's latest intervention in the Diaoyu Islands issue, warning the US to be \"responsible\" and \"choose its words carefully\". <\/p>\n
The warning came as Beijing prepared to receive a high-ranking member of the governing coalition in Tokyo who will reportedly deliver a letter \"aimed at improving ties\". <\/p>\n
But sending messengers to Beijing will be of little value, observers warned, if Washington's support for Tokyo's stance risks the situation getting out of control. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday revealed Washington's lack of neutrality when she said the islands were \"under the administration of Japan\", a phrase that China rejects. <\/p>\n
Clinton told reporters after meeting with visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida that the US opposes \"any unilateral actions\" that would seek to undermine Japan's \"administration\", a remark observers see as clearly backing Japan. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Go here to read the rest: <\/p>\n
China blasts US over islands<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Zhang Yunbi and Cai Hong China Daily Publication Date : 21-01-2013 Asks Washington to be 'responsible' and 'choose its words carefully' Beijing yesterday blasted Washington's latest intervention in the Diaoyu Islands issue, warning the US to be \"responsible\" and \"choose its words carefully\". The warning came as Beijing prepared to receive a high-ranking member of the governing coalition in Tokyo who will reportedly deliver a letter \"aimed at improving ties\" Continue reading