Still a sea of troubles
But China makes a generous gesture
MEMBERS of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) came to their annual summit in Phnom Penh this week hoping a solution to disputes over the Spratlys, a group of islands in the South China Sea, would come out of it. They had wanted China to sign a new code of conduct covering the islands. But China has always refused to sign a legally binding agreement to prevent armed conflict, and showed no sign of changing its mind.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Still a sea of troubles”
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