China Rejects Push at Asean to Curb South China Sea Activity
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Tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea are dominating a meeting of foreign ministers, with China rejecting a motion by the Philippines seeking to curb its actions in disputed waters.
As the Asean Regional Forum got underway in Myanmar yesterday, the Philippines called for disputes to be resolved through arbitration within the framework of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and for a moratorium on actions that have raised tensions in the area. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called the motion premature.