Wang stressed that China and ASEAN countries have long been committed to properly managing and resolving disputes through dialogue and consultation between the states directly involved, and have worked together to jointly maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea, which has kept it generally...
Meanwhile, shipping through the South China Sea is also mutually beneficial to the economies of countries involved in the clashes. According to Abdul Yaacob, a Southeast Asia research fellow at the Lowy Institute, if China started to conduct activities affecting freedom of navigation, such as decla...
The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF; 22 countries involved in the security of the Asia Pacific region, including all ASEAN members) has held discussions on SCS issues. China, an ARF member, has argued in the past that the resolution of territorial disputes should be a bilateral issue. Other ARF ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - A regional summit opening in Cambodia this weekend should not be overshadowed by a dispute over the South China Sea as the situation is under control and countries involved can resolve differences themselves, a top Chinese diplomat said on Saturday.Manila Bulletin...
These countries were all involved in territorial disputes over the South China Sea Islands at different times, and the archives document their internal considerations, related policies and legal positions concerning these historical events, he said. ...
China will continue to solve disputes with countries directly involved on the basis of respecting historical facts and in accordance with international law, Hua said. Related: Spotlight: Cambodian PM says not to back arbitral tribunal's upcoming decision over South China Sea ...
US bombers challenge China in South China Sea flyover And across the region, including in the East and South China seas, United States will continue to fly and sail and operate wherever international law allows and support the right of all countries to do the same," (http://sputniknews.com...
of Conduct on the South China Sea marked a significant progress in China and ASEAN’s mutual efforts to enhance reciprocal trust, Zhou said. The Code of Conduct has demonstrated the strong will as well as capability of the countries involved to solve the problem purely on their own, he said...
This is a question Asian countries should ponder on, and so should other countries," said China's vice FM. China: Japan shouldn't intervene into South China Sea issues Spokesperson Lu Kang of Chinese Foreign Ministry said that Japan shouldn't intervene into or hype up the South China Sea ...
Firstly,the ASEAN countries have no intention to be involved inthe competition between China and the United States.Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has already made this unwavering position clear to the international community on behalf of ASEAN. The US claims that it is not asking ASEAN ...