China FM Chides Tardy Kerry. AFP, Aug 9, 2014. www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news ... -chides-tardy-kerry
(i) tick off (vt; from tick as a verb: ‘to make the sound of a tick or a series of ticks’):
“1: REPRIMAND, REBUKE <his father ticked him off for his impudence>
2: to make angry or indignant <the cancellation really ticked me off> www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tick%20off
(ii) It is definition 1 here, but usually it is def 2 elsewhere.
(c) “中国态度强硬，美国最近这几个星期似乎也更高调更积极的介入南中国海的相关争议，包括提出南海三不政策(也称南海三不建议)，也就是呼吁各方 1.不夺取岛礁及设立前哨站 2.不改变南海的地形地貌 3.不采取针对他国的单边行动。”
(i) In English: “Three Nos” (with quotation marks) or “the so-called three nos” (because this is not the way Britons or Americans say things)
(ii) This policy of China’s is not new.
Wall Street Journal and Reuters say “three-point plan,” whereas Guardian (London), “three-point plan.”
(e) “至于中方赞成并倡导以“双轨思路”处理南海问题，所谓的“双轨思路”指的是争议由直接当事国通过友好协商谈判寻求和平解决，而南海的和平与稳定则由中国与东协国家共同维护。”
According to Xinhua: “dual-track’ approach”
(f) “曹郁芬认为，虽然台湾不与对岸合作，也没有应东盟国家的要求澄清九段线，台湾虽然不被允许参加会议，但也是中国和东盟要拉拢的对象，台湾朝野有共识，第一不跟中国合作，第二不主动澄清九段线，希望能够掌握外交上的主动权。”作者: choi 时间: 8-10-2014 16:47
US Portrays ASEAN Meeting as Setback for China. VOA, Aug 10, 2014. www.voanews.com/content/us-portr ... -china/2408925.html
three consecutive paragraphs:
“The ASEAN foreign ministers released a statement expressing concern over ‘increased tensions’ and called for stepped-up talks with China, in what US officials said was a setback for Beijing's efforts to play down the disputes.
“But there was no specific mention of China in the final statement from the ASEAN meeting and the 10 nations did not take up a US and Philippine call for a freeze on provocative acts in the sea.
“A senior US official said ASEAN countries' concern over China's maritime actions was at an ‘all-time high’ based on private conversations, although their public statements were more guarded to avoid antagonizing China.