ASEAN, China to set ground rules on sea issues in January

THE ASSOCIATION of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will kick-off talks with China on drafting a binding document governing activities in South China Sea this January, a ranking government official told a legislator on Monday.“A meeting between ASEAN and China will be held by January… to identify the main elements in crafting the Code of Conduct (COC),” Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Erlinda F. Basilio told foreign relations committee chairman Sen. Loren B. Legarda during a

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