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Apec summit: Clinton warns Asia leaders over disputes
Source: BBC
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Asian countries not to let their territorial disputes disrupt co-operation in a region she called the "engine" of the global economy.
She urged China and its neighbours to resolve tensions over disputed islands in the East China and South China seas.
She was speaking at the end of the Asia-Pacific regional summit in Vladivostok, Russia.
US officials say they would welcome a more active Russian role in the region.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19538066