‘Long history of interventions going wrong’: Beijing reacts to US plans to stay in South China Sea

‘Washington’s announcement it will continue its operations in the South China Sea has drawn a sharp response from China. Beijing has warned such “intervention” may not be a good idea, naming conflicts in the Middle East as examples.
“Western countries have a long history of failing to establish orderly rule over parts of the world. The Middle East is a classic example,” Chinese state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday, adding that “[t]heir intervention has led to chaos in Syria, Iraq and Libya.” Saying that countries outside the region might only cause more problems in the dispute, Beijing has warned them to stay out of the issue, which it says “should be left to the countries of East and Southeast Asia.”‘
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