A man clears broken windows at the office of a Taiwanese company attacked in anti-China protests in Vietnam's southern Binh Duong province, in this photo taken by Kyodo, May 16, 2014. REUTERS/Kyodo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's decision to place an oil rig in disputed waters in the South China Sea is a provocative act and raises tensions in the region, the White House said on Friday.
"We consider that act provocative and we consider it one that undermines the goal that we share, which is peaceful resolution of these disputes and general stability in the region," White House spokesman Jay Carney said at his regularly scheduled briefing.
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