US sows seeds of discord

By calling for all parties to engage in talks to resolve the South China Sea disputes, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has once again demonstrated that the United States is trying to interfere in the maritime disputes that only involve China and a few members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

In a news release to the East Asia Summit meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Thursday, Clinton said, "the nations of the region should work collaboratively and diplomatically to resolve disputes without coercion, without intimidation, without threat, and without use of force."

Such remarks are inappropriate and ill-intentioned.