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thoughweshouldstrivetochannelitintodirectionsthatserveournationalinterestandpeaceofAsia 一语道破天机 Mainpartsofanews HeadlineLeadBodyBeforelead usuallydateline byline eg Moscow Oct 10 法新社新德里某月某日电 北京时间15时50分发 eg 本报9月2电 发电地点 东京湾美国密苏里号战舰 LessonTwoChina sgrowthPosesOpportunityandRisk ChinaurgesU S toworkforpeaceinSouthChinaSea BEIJING Sept 4 Xinhua ChinaurgedtheUnitedStatesonTuesdaytomakegreatereffortstomaintainpeaceandstabilityintheSouthChinaSeaaheadofU S SecretaryofStateHillaryClinton stwoday visittoBeijing WehavetakennoteoftheU S side srefusaltotakeapositionontheSouthChinaSeaissue ForeignMinistryspokesmanHongLeisaidataregularnewsbriefing WehopetheU S sidewillkeepitscommitmentandmakeeffortsthathelp ratherthanharm regionalpeaceandstability Hongsaid ClintonsaidMondayinJakartathatitisnowtimetocreateacodeofconductfortheSouthChinaSea Itistimefordiplomacy shesaid WehavetheEastAsiaSummitcomingup Thisshouldbethegoalthatdiplomacypursues totrytoattainagreementonarobustcodeofconduct tobegintotrytoliterallycalmthewatersandenablepeopletoworktogethertowardbetteroutcomes HongsaidtheSouthChinaSeaissueiscomplicatedanddifferentcountrieshavedifferentunderstandings concernsandinterestsregardingtheissue ForChina theissueisaboutthecountry ssovereigntyovertheNanshaIslandsanditsinterestsinwatersneartheSouthChinaSea Hongsaid addingthat China likeallothercountriesintheworld hasanobligationtosafeguarditssovereigntyandterritorialintegrity ChinaholdsthatallthepartiesconcernedshouldeffectivelyimplementandabidebytheDeclarationontheConductofPartiesintheSouthChinaSea DOC andenhancecooperationandmutualtrusttomaintainpeaceandstabilityintheSouthChinaSea ratherthantakeanyactionthatcouldcomplicateandescalatethesituation Hongsaid WehopethatpartiesconcernedwillsupporttheconsensusbetweenChinaandASEANmembersandmakeeffortsthatwillboostmutualtrustandstabilityintheregion headded In2002 ChinaandtheAssociationoftheSoutheastAsianNations ASEAN countriessignedtheDOC whichstatesthatsovereignstatesshouldresolveterritorialandjurisdictionaldisputesbypeacefulmeansandthroughfriendlyconsultationsandnegotiations SucceedtoJapan China sgrowthhasdrawngrowingattentionintheworld especiallytheUnitedStates Foroneside theywelcomethegreatbusinessopportunitiesChinahasbrought theimmensemarketandcheaplaborforce ontheotherhand theyblametheUSunemploymenttotradewithChina theunbalancedtradesurplusbet