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Member countries of ASEAN agreed on Wednesday, August 15, to press China to accept a binding code of conduct involving disputes in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Foreign ministers from the 10-member ASEAN told AFP they will “speak in one voice,” while seeking an “early conclusion of a code of conduct.” Meeting in Thailand, the ministers will meet Chinese officials in Beijing by the end of August. Competing territorial claims in the South China Sea have created tension as China has aggressively asserted its claim over nearly all of the sea. It has also resisted a legally binding code of conduct, preferring instead to negotiate individually with each country.
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