China says Philippine allies meddling in South China Sea dispute

VIENTIANE -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that Beijing does not take kindly to other countries meddling in tensions with the Philippines in the South China Sea, hitting at Manila's allies, including the U.S. and Japan, during bilateral talks between Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China in Vientiane.

After the ASEAN-China meeting, a senior official from one ASEAN member state told Nikkei Asia, Wang "said that it's not good that a third party is involving itself in the disputes."