China has urged New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to exercise "discretion" during his visit to China that started Sunday - an apparent attempt by Beijing to wield its considerable economic leverage in its dispute over the contested South China Sea. In an editorial published Sunday by China's official Xinhua News Agency, Beijing said the focus of the trip by Key should be "more on economic ties and less on the South China Sea issue," which it said "is of no concern for Wellington." ......
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