Australia 'deplores' unilateral action in South China Sea: Tony Abbott

By James Massola, John Garnaut
Updated June 30 2015 - 7:18am, first published June 29 2015 - 5:48pm
This trip to Singapore is the latest in Tony Abbott's program to shore up relations with all the nations affected by the South China Sea issue.  Photo: Joseph Nair
This trip to Singapore is the latest in Tony Abbott's program to shore up relations with all the nations affected by the South China Sea issue. Photo: Joseph Nair

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has delivered a blunt warning to China that Australia "deplores" any unilateral action that would alter the status quo in the South China Sea, a clear reference to China's ambitious reclamation and island-building projects that are designed to position its military hardware in the disputed Spratly Islands chain.

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