China Plays Down Sea Spats After Obama Challenge at Summit

November 28, 2011, 12:57 AM EST







By Daniel Ten Kate


(Adds Philippines’ comment in sixth paragraph, Xinhua commentary in 19th paragraph.)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- China played down tensions with the U.S. and proposed funding to enhance maritime cooperation in Southeast Asia after President Barack Obama challenged its actions in the South China Sea at a summit of Asian leaders.
Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said

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