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South-East Asian leaders turn spotlight on South China Sea
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 17 - 11 - 2011

AlHijjah 21, 1432, Nov 17, 2011, SPA -- South-East Asian leaders gathered Thursday on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, turning the
spotlight on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, dpa reported..
Regional economic integration was also high on the agenda at the
summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), but
the dispute between China and some member countries over parts of the
South China Sea has taken centre stage.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said ASEAN had built
"comfort zones" for countries to resolve disputes peacefully.
"History has proved and attested that ASEAN continues to be an
association that is mature, able to bring stability and ensure
security in our region," Yudhoyono said in a speech opening the
summit.
China claims the entire South China Sea. Taiwan and four ASEAN
members - the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam - also have
overlapping claims to the territory.
Tensions have risen between China and the Philippines, which has
called for a united ASEAN front against Beijing's increased
assertiveness in the sea, a key shipping lane that is also believed
to be rich in oil and mineral resources.
Indonesia, the current chair of ASEAN, has expressed reservations
about Manila's proposal, saying claimants should use a less
confrontational approach.
ASEAN leaders were also expected to endorse a new economic
framework that would bring the 10 ASEAN members together with Japan,
China, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
The framework consists of general principles of free trade areas
that had been previously signed by ASEAN and the six countries and
includes differential treatment for ASEAN's less-developed members
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, officials said.
ASEAN seeks to integrate the region as an economic, security and
sociocultural community by 2015.


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