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ASEAN foreign ministers on Saturday, May 10, expressed “serious concerns” about oil drilling operations by China in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). In a statement released as heads of state and government gathered in Myanmar for the 24th ASEAN summit, the foreign ministers also urged parties involved, in apparent reference to China and Vietnam, to refrain from resorting to threat or using force to resolve their differences. They emphasized the need to work expeditiously “towards an early conclusion of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea.” Vietnam and China had previously clashed over the Paracel Islands in 1974.
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