TOKYO -- China on Friday said Japan has "no right to intervene" in its maritime dispute with the Philippines, after Tokyo expressed serious concern over repeated confrontations in the South China Sea including a particularly tense one on Monday.
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China says Japan has 'no right to intervene' in sea dispute with Philippines
Beijing's embassy slams Tokyo's statement after latest South China Sea incident
China Coast Guard personnel, center, appear to wield bladed weapons during an incident off the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. (Photo by AFP/Jiji)
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