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Summary China, without naming India, warned foreign companies for engage in activities in disputed waters.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said in Beijing on Monday his country has more than once made it clear that it did not want outside forces involved in the dispute. We dont hope to see outside forces involved in the South China Sea dispute, and do not want to see foreign companies engage in activities that will undermine Chinas sovereignty and rights and interests, he said.India has said exploration of oil and gas in South China Sea was purely a commercial activity and the dispute should be sorted out in accordance with international laws and practices.The warning was no doubt directed towards India, though the South China Sea dispute figured in talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao in Bali last week on the sidelines of the East Asia and ASEAN summits.Oil exploration activities by ONGC Videsh in the waters off Vietnam had annoyed China. ONGC Videsh had signed a contract with the Vietnamese authorities to explore blocks 127 and 128 off Spratly Islands - a disputed area claimed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia.
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