China denies placing missiles on island

- China denies that the missiles did on a disputed island in the South China Sea. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the story about the missiles Wednesday off as a figment of some Western media. He suggested that perhaps they could pay a little more attention to the lighthouses that tills his land in the region.

Initially had the US Fox News reported on the basis of satellite images of the alleged missiles on the small Woody Island. The story was confirmed by US and Taiwanese officials.

The island in question is part of an area also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam. It is one of the many places in the South China Sea where the neighboring countries disagree over the borders. Precisely the strains that cause the territorial claims, US President Barack Obama spoke Tuesday still in California with leaders from Southeast Asia.

In a joint statement called on the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on cooperation, mutual respect and a peaceful settlement of disputes . On the deployment of military resources in the South China Sea by powerhouse China was nothing in the statement.