Cold War 2.0 China said on Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attempted to drive a wedge between countries in the region by raising the South China Sea issue during his recent foreign trip. Abe visited the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia and Vietnam on his six-day trip that ended Monday, with maritime security high on his agenda. " Thanks to the joint efforts of China and relevant ASEAN members, the South China Sea situation is stabilizing and getting back on the track of negotiation and consultation, " Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a regular news briefing. " But the Japanese leader spared no effort in driving a wedge and playing up the regional tension, showing his ulterior motives and extremely unhealthy mindset, " Hua said. She applauded Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's adherence to an independent foreign policy and developing friendly and cooperative relations with other countrie