FM reaffirms stance on S. China Sea

Chinese, Vietnamese ministers call for peaceful solution to disputes

BEIJING - Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Thursday reiterated China's approach on resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea, insisting that bilateral negotiations were the only way forward.

Yang made the remarks while meeting Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem on the sidelines of a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) related meetings on the Indonesian island of Bali.