China/South China Sea: China State Media Tells US to Stop ‘Kibitzing’ over South China Sea Dispute

Mar 21, 2015 | Malay Mail Online
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Chinese state media turned to Yiddish today in the war of words over territorial disputes, criticising the United States as a “kibitzer” for what it called meddling in the South China Sea issue. A commentary published in English by the official Xinhua news agency was headlined “America the Kibitzer” — which refers to an onlooker who gives unwanted advice — in this case regarding the South China Sea. China claims almost all of the South China Sea, a position that conflicts with Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam, as well as with Taiwan. US officials have called for a multilateral agreement to end all actions that risk further inflaming tensions in the region, which includes US allies.