The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China will be resuming the negotiations for a Code of Conduct on the South China Sea in Manila on August 22-24.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China will be resuming the negotiations for a Code of Conduct on the South China Sea in Manila on August 22-24.
The ASEAN-China COC negotiations will be taking place at a time when Manila and Beijing clashed over the recent incident in Ayungin Shoal. “In any negotiating situation when you arrive at a deadlock, walking away is always a valid option. It gives time for people to think, reconsider,” he added. “If China succeeds in getting a weaker COC, then China will say UNCLOS and arbitral tribunal will no longer apply to the South China Sea and outside powers have nothing to say about this,” Powell said in the same forum.
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