China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi had asked John Kerry to lend his support for bilateral talks to restart between Manila and Beijing. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday he supported the resumption of talks between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea, following an international court ruling against Beijing over the dispute earlier this month. China did not participate in and has... 

Beijing: China warned its rivals Wednesday against turning the South China Sea into a “cradle of war” and threatened an air defence zone there, after its claims to the strategically vital waters were declared invalid. An aerial photo shows Thitu Island. The surprisingly strong and sweeping ruling by a UN-backed tribunal in The Hague provided powerful diplomatic ammunition to the Philippines, which filed the challenge, and other claimants...