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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is eyeing the creation of a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) at the end of its 22nd Summit in Brunei. President Benigno Aquino III said this is a “step in the right direction” in trying to prevent conflict over the disputed territory. In 2012, for the first time in its history, ASEAN failed to issue a joint communique because of resistance from Cambodia, an ally of China, and the chair of the summit at the time. Brunei chairs this year’s summit and its leader Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has said that one of his priorities would be to see a code of conduct agreed upon between ASEAN and China. The summit ends Thursday, April 25.
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