China issues warning ahead of US-South Korea drills

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(Reuters)

26 November 2010, 4:30 PM

China warned on Friday against military acts near its coastline ahead of US -S Korean naval exercises that N Korea, days after bombarding a South Korean island, said risked pushing the region towards war.

Beijing’s warning came as the Seoul government named a career soldier as its new defence minister amid mounting criticism of the response to Tuesday’s attack by North Korea, its heaviest bombardment since the 1950-53 Korean War. snip

“We oppose any unilateral military act conducted in China’s exclusive economic zone without approval,” China’s Foreign Ministry said in an online response to a question regarding China’s position on the George Washington participating in joint naval exercises.