China's foreign ministry spokesperson tells a regular media briefing that the United States has "no right to intervene" in its maritime disputes with the Philippines, after another clash near a disputed reef in the South China Sea. In response to a poll of Hong Kong journalists that showed press freedom sinking to a record low, spokesperson Mao Ning defended the city's national security law, saying it targets "criminals" and not "law-abiding media reporters". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES