Accusing the US of seeking to disrupt the negotiations for a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, the Chinese government is calling for the resumption of talks with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
The Code of Conduct will determine actions that countries can take in disputed areas of the South China Sea where claimants, especially Beijing, have made aggressive moves for over three decades. The Philippines is country coordinator for ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations until 2022.
Critics have noted the slow progress in the talks due to resistance from China, which insists on its sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea despite a 2016 international arbitral ruling invalidating its sweeping claim.“[T]he US keeps increasing and showing off its military presence in the South China Sea. In the first half of this year alone, the US sent military aircraft there more than 2,000 times,” he pointed out.
Wang said the US should adhere to its “longstanding commitment of not taking sides” in the dispute. Aside from the Philippines and China, Taiwan and ASEAN member states Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei have competing claims in the resource-rich waters.
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