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Beijing rejects Vietnam protest over South China Sea landing
Published Sun, Jan 3, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Beijing
BEIJING has rejected a protest from Vietnam after a Chinese plane landed on a contested reef in the South China Sea, saying that the operation took place within Chinese territory.
A Chinese "test flight" landed on Fiery Cross reef, foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in an online statement late on Saturday. Vietnam also claims the reef.
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