VIENTIANE, Laos — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr pressed Southeast Asian leaders and China at a regional summit on Thursday (Oct 10) to urgently speed up negotiations on a code of conduct for the South China Sea, while accusing Beijing of harassment and intimidation.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr pressed Southeast Asian leaders and China to urgently speed up negotiations on a code of conduct for the South China Sea.VIENTIANE, Laos — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr pressed Southeast Asian leaders and China at a regional summit on Thursday to urgently speed up negotiations on a code of conduct for the South China Sea, while accusing Beijing of harassment and intimidation.
The rows have been heated and have raised regional concerns of an escalation that could eventually involve the United States, which has a 1951 defence treaty that commits it to defend the Philippines if it is attacked. On the basis of its old maps, China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea and has deployed a fleet of coast guard deep into Southeast Asia, including the exclusive economic zones of Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Vietnam.
Marcos voiced frustration that parties involved could not agree on many things, adding "the definition of a concept as basic as 'self-restraint' does not yet enjoy consensus."ASEAN leaders will be joined on Thursday by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, before Friday's East Asia Summit plenary gathering.
Negotiations were also concluded on an upgrade to an Asean-China free trade area, according to Singapore's trade ministry, which covers customs, supply chain connectivity, competition and consumer protection, as well as non-tariff barriers.
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