Beijing and Asean’s long-awaited South China Sea code of conduct inches forward

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China and the Asean nations have agreed on part of the text of the long-waited code of conduct for the South China Sea, said China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Wang said Beijing would never make further claims in the South China Sea and promised that China would not take any unilateral moves to intensify disputes over the waterway.

Harris’ office said her trip would “build on the Biden-Harris administration’s message to the world: America is back”. The visit is aimed at rallying international support to counter China’s growing global influence. On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the launch of a “strategic dialogue” with Indonesia during his meeting in Washington with Retno Marsudi, the Indonesian foreign minister. The two countries also committed to work closely on the fight against Covid-19, as well as strengthening their trade and economic ties, and defending freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.

Beijing has pushed hard for a quick conclusion of the code of conduct, which it said could regulate the activities of China and Asean members and avoid conflicts in the South China Sea.The framework for a code of conduct was agreed in 2017, although the decision to keep the draft text private was criticised as an effort by Beijing to block the US from getting involved.

 

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