Australia has urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) not to compromise their rights over the South China Sea in crafting the Code of Conduct in the contested waters. ManilaBulletin
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Wednesday that the regional bloc must not "agree to anything which derogates from the rights of states under international law."
Five countries from the 10-member regional bloc have their own respective claims over the South China Sea, which all overlap with China's. They are Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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