Asean to Keep Non-Confrontational Approach on South China Sea
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Southeast Asian nations will keep a non-confrontational approach with China over the South China Sea while seeking an “expeditious resolution” of a Code of Conduct for the waterway, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said.
The region’s approach has been “very effective” in ensuring there’s no tension with China, Najib told reporters in Kuala Lumpur Monday in his capacity as chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. His comments came even as Philippine President Benigno Aquino told other Asean leaders today that massive land reclamation by China poses a threat to security and stability in the region and to the freedom of global commerce and navigation.