(VOVworld) – Australia’s new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull urged China to ease off on island construction in the East Sea during an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation late Monday. Turnbull said China’s external policies regarding the East Sea issue were unconstructive. He stressed that there clearly are some tensions with the islands and shoals in the East Sea, calling on China to take appropriate actions. He underscored that the rise of China should be conducted in a manner that does not disturb the security and the relative harmony of the region upon which China's prosperity depends. He added that China’s activities in the East Sea have had exactly the reverse consequences of what China is seeking to achieve.