ASEAN foreign ministers said negotiations with China on a South China Sea code of conduct have progressed, setting an end-of-2026 target while leaving the agreement unfinished.
ASEAN foreign ministers said negotiations with China on a South China Sea code of conduct had made progress and were being targeted for completion by the end of 2026, days after a new maritime dispute between China and the Philippines.
ASEAN foreign ministers said progress had been made toward a long-delayed South China Sea Code of Conduct and set an end-2026 target for completing it, amid a new maritime confrontation and joint exercises involving the United States, Japan and the Philippines.
ASEAN foreign ministers said negotiations on a South China Sea Code of Conduct had advanced and set a target to conclude the process by the end of 2026, but no agreement has been adopted.
ASEAN officials say negotiations with China on a long-delayed South China Sea code of conduct have made significant progress, but the text and enforcement provisions remain unsettled.
