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Oil prices advanced on Wednesday.
The West Texas Intermediate for March delivery increased by 67 cents, or 1.05 percent, to settle at 64.63 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Brent crude for April delivery added 60 cents, or 0.87 percent, to settle at 69.40 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
Crude futures settle higher
China firmly rejects and strongly deplores the blatant vilification and smear by the United States against Chancay Port, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a daily press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
Lin made the remarks in response to a related query about relevant statements recently made by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Chancay Port, a deep-water hub and South America's first smart green port, is a flagship Belt and Road cooperation project between China and Peru.
China strongly deplores U.S. vilifying, smearing remarks against Chancay Port
