China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks to foreign ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Vientiane, Laos. (File photo: Reuters)
China, ASEAN foreign ministers agree to avoid provocations in South China Sea
Foreign ministers of Southeast Asia and China agreed during a meeting to exercise restraint in the South China Sea and avoid actions that could escalate tensions, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said on Tuesday.
The ASEAN statement referred to a meeting on Monday in China of the ministers, and comes after separate diplomatic protests
in recent weeks made by Malaysia and the Philippines over the conduct of China’s military and fishing fleet.
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