South China Sea: China quiet after Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson's tough talk

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated January 13 2017 - 1:34pm, first published 12:59pm
The Obama administration policy has been to conduct periodic air and naval patrols to assert the right of free navigation in the South China Sea. Photo: Supplied
The Obama administration policy has been to conduct periodic air and naval patrols to assert the right of free navigation in the South China Sea. Photo: Supplied

China has offered a muted response after Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state said Beijing should be denied access to artificial islands it has built in the flashpoint waters of the South China Sea.

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