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View all search resultsAs a variety of powers converge on the South China Sea, it is high time that ASEAN and China conclude their negotiations over the CoC to provide all countries with a basis on how to behave in the hotly disputed area.
This year’s first round of negotiations for the Code of Conduct (COC) at the South China Sea will commence in March, said the Foreign Ministry on Friday, where Indonesia as ASEAN chairman will lead efforts to “explore new approaches” in navigating the increasingly “destabilized” region.
The omission of the South China Sea nevertheless is glaring, as it is the one issue that China and the 10-member ASEAN need to address, one way or another, as they talk about building closer relations in the future.
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