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Talks between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Chinese leadership have failed to narrow their differences on how to end the crisis in Syria and resolve Beijing’s territorial disputes with its neighbours over the South China Sea. Clinton, who met President Hu Jintao and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, wants China to stop backing the regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. She has also been pushing for the country to be more flexible in easing tensions over the oil-rich South China Seas with its neighbours. According to Express.co.uk, but comments from Clinton and Yang showed that the two countries remain divided on those issues, although both said they were committed to working together. The United States and other countries are upset that China and Russia have repeatedly used their veto powers at the United Nations Security Council to block actions that could have led to sanctions against Assad's regime, the report said. China said that Syria ’s civil war needs to be resolved through negotiations and not outside pressure. "I think history will judge that China 's position on the Syria question is a promotion of the appropriate handling of the situation, for what we have in mind is the interests of the people of Syria and the region," Yang said in a joint press conference with Clinton . According to the report, Clinton responded by saying the violence was boiling over into other countries and that strong backing should be given to the Security Council. "It is no secret that we have been disappointed by Russia and China 's actions blocking tougher U.N. Security Council resolutions and we hope to continue to unite behind a real path forward to end the violence in Syria ," she said.

China, US talks fail to narrow gaps over Syria crisis, South China Sea dispute