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US President Barack Obama attends a summit dominated by issues on the rival claims to the South China Sea. The newly re-elected US president’s return to Asia (he lived in Indonesia) is then expected to include diving into the tumultuous diplomatic waters in strategically vital area. Obama is widely expected to express concerns about the disputes between Beijing and its Southeast Asian neighbors, which have stoked tensions across the region this year and hampered efforts to foster economic co-operation. The US president is on the final leg of a three-nation trip to Asia aimed at deepening Washington’s influence in the region and countering the rise of China, which claims sovereignty over virtually all of the sea. While China prefers to negotiate directly with its neighbors from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Obama and ASEAN leaders, including the Philippines, agreed to support a regional code of conduct to manage disputes over claims in the area.
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