VIENTIANE, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday urged Japan not to intervene in the South China Sea issue.
During talks with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of an ASEAN foreign minsters' meeting in the Lao capital, Wang said Japan, which is not a claimant in the South China Sea disputes, should avoid interfering in and hyping up the maritime spats.
China has always been maintaining the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, he said.
The Chinese top diplomat hoped that Japan could take concrete steps to preserve the foundation laid by the four political documents and the four-point principled agreement between the two countries.
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