South China Sea: “It is a free passage but when there are too many, we are worried” The warning was delivered the 52nd Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, which finished yesterday.
Asean is an economic and security partnership involving ten south-east Asian states, several of which have territorial disputes with China. Beijing claims sovereignty over much of the South China Sea, which conflict with rival claims from five other Asian powers.It has been building military bases on islands and artificial reefs in the region, angering neighbours and the US.
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