China is once again ready to accelerate the conclusion of an “effective and substantive” Code of Conduct (COC) in the
Ambassador Huang Xilian said China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations “are capable and wise enough to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea.”
Huang said Beijing is one with ASEAN in seeking a COC that is anchored on international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea . Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said this week’s talks hosted by Manila is the third round of COC negotiations this year. The first two were in Jakarta in March and Vietnam in May.
In May, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said all ASEAN member-states raised the COC issue during the regional body’s summit in Indonesia.
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