Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) speaks with U.S. State Secretary John Kerry (R), through a translator, during a lunch banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing November 12, 2014. REUTERS/Greg Baker/Pool
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will leave China "in absolutely no doubt" about Washington's commitment to ensuring freedom of navigation and flight in the South China Sea when he visits Beijing this weekend, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.
Setting the scene for what could be contentious encounters with Chinese leaders, including President Xi Jinping, the official said Kerry would warn that China's land reclamation work in contested waters could have negative consequences for regional stability - and for relations with the United States.
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