Philippine Plan for Joint South China Sea Development Has Legal Basis

Simone Orendain | Manila



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A two-day meeting of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) legal experts in Manila has concluded that there is a legal basis for a proposal by the Philippines for joint economic development in disputed parts of the South China Sea. That conclusion flies in the face of China, which is not part of ASEAN and claims the entire sea. The Philippine delegation at the ASEAN meeting submitted a plan that proposes creating what it calls a

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