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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 10449945" data-attributes="member: 92282">China on Wednesday warned the United States to stay out of the  deepening territorial spat in the South China Sea and accused other  countries in the region of provocation, a report said.Vice  foreign minister Cui Tiankai said neighbouring countries, including  Vietnam, were responsible for recent incidents in the disputed waters  and dismissed calls for Washington to play a greater role in resolving  tensions."I believe some countries now are playing with fire.  And I hope the US won't be burned by this fire," Cui was quoted by the  Wall Street Journal saying.AFPChina's state-controlled media are warning Vietnam that Beijing will "take whatever measures necessary," including military action, to protect its interests in the South China Sea.The Global Times newspaper, in an editorial Tuesday, issued Beijing's sternest public warning yet to Vietnam as regional tensions rise over conflicting maritime claims to territories thought to be rich in oil and natural gas deposits.VOA</blockquote>

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