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US Warns Beijing Over South China Sea

03/06/2017 GMT

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US Defense Secretary Mattis warns China over militarisation of international waters

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has both criticised and praised China for its role in Asia at a security forum in Singapore; Gina McCarthy used to run the Environmental Protection Agency under President Obama and opposes President Trump's decision to leave the Paris climate accord; Amos Oz, who is on the shortlist for the upcoming Man Booker International Prize, awarded annually for the best book translated into English. 

(Picture: U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis in Singapore. Credit: Reuters)

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