US should recognise that there is a bottom line with every issue, says People's Daily.
The flagship newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party has warned Washington that there will be a -"price-" to pay if it crosses China's -"bottom line-" by meddling in disputes over the South China Sea.
The People's Daily editorial Wednesday comes as Beijing ramps up efforts to assert its stance ahead of a ruling by an international tribunal in a case filed by the Philippines challenging China's claims to most of the South China Sea. China is boycotting the case before The Hague-based court and says it will not accept the verdict.
The paper said that bilateral ties and regional stability were at stake and that the U.S. should recognize that -"there is a bottom line with every issue, and a price will be paid if that line is crossed.-"
