The Latest: China scolds US over presence in South China Sea

WASHINGTON— The Latest on U.S.-China talks involving top diplomats and defense chiefs (all times local): 1:50 p.m. China is telling the U.S. to stop sending American ships and military aircraft close to islands that Beijing claims in the South China Sea. Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi (YAHNG jee-uh-CHERR) […]