Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond meets Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Pool
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua expressed regret on Thursday to visiting Chancellor Philip Hammond that the South China Sea issue had harmed ties, after a British warship sailed close to islands claimed by China last August.
China was infuriated by a voyage by the HMS Albion, a 22,000-ton amphibious warship, near the Paracel Islands, calling it a "provocation". The Paracels are occupied entirely by China but also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan.
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