Asean Chief Upbeat on Sea Talks, but China Differs

BY NATASHA BRERETON-FUKUI

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia?The head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Saturday expressed confidence that the bloc was progressing toward creating a code of conduct for disputed waters, but a Chinese official appeared to refute that view.

Officials present at meetings in Cambodia stressed the need to maintain momentum in discussions on a conduct code, the aim of which is to resolve territorial tensions in the resource-rich South China Sea between Asean members and China.

Beijing has opposed efforts to settle disagreements at multilateral forums, saying it prefers to handle them on a bilateral basis. A meeting of Asean ...

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