Code of Conduct talks ‘70% complete’
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A Philippine official stated that negotiations for a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea are 70 percent complete. This proposal has been under discussion for decades. The official did not disclose the specific details discussed between China and the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Negotiations on the decadeslong proposal to establish a Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea are “70 percent complete,” a Philippine official said without disclosing what has been discussed between the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China. “I would also like to stress that 70 percent of