Leaked ASEAN Document Repeats Call for Code of Conduct in S. China Sea

According to a draft document of the ASEAN chairman's statement for the upcoming leaders summit in Kuala Lumpur, the group's views on disputes in the South China Sea will be little changed from last year. The statement, given to VOA by a regional official who did not want to be named, again calls for peace, security, respect for international law and freedom of navigation in the highly trafficked waters. It also repeats ASEAN's call for a legally binding Code of...

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