NAYPYITAW -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called on countries to refrain from any action that could exacerbate territorial disputes in the South China Sea, taking a swipe at China's maritime expansionism.
Abe did not directly criticize China at the East Asia Summit in Myanmar's capital. But he noted that "unilateral actions have continued in the South China Sea," where China has started land reclamation projects on the disputed Spratly Islands.
