Cambodia and Laos insist sea disputes won't affect China ties
Cambodia and Laos insist sea disputes won't affect China ties
At least China has the 3 least important ASEAN members looking the other way. It helps that Laos is a land-locked country and has absolutely nothing at risk. Not so easy for Vietnam and the Philippines to overlook such heavy-handed Chinese tactics.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-south ... SKCN0XL04NChina says Brunei, Cambodia, Laos agree sea dispute must not hurt ties
Four members of the 10-member ASEAN - the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei - have rival claims to parts of the South China Sea with China, which says virtually the entire sea belongs to it. China is the biggest trade partner of many ASEAN nations.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke to reporters in the Lao capital, Vientiane, on Saturday and was quoted by his ministry as saying China had reached "an important consensus" with Brunei, Cambodia and Laos.
The South China Sea problem was not a China-ASEAN dispute and it "should not affect China-ASEAN relations”, the ministry said in a statement, referring to their agreement.
Caption: Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft provided by the United States Navy May 21, 2015
China's maritime claims are ASEAN's most contentious issue, as its members struggle to balance mutual support with their growing economic relations with China.
The grouping, which also includes Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Myanmar, expressed in February its serious concern about growing international tension over the disputed waters.
Land reclamation and escalating activity has increased tension and could undermine peace, security and stability in the region, ASEAN said in a statement at that time.
The United States has criticized China's building of artificial islands and facilities in the sea and has sailed warships close to disputed territory to assert the right to freedom of navigation.
China seeks to keep the South China Sea off of the agenda at multilateral forum, but other claimant countries, such as the Philippines, have sought to raise the issue at ASEAN summits.
The dispute has been divisive for ASEAN.
Cambodia, a close Chinese ally, was accused of driving a wedge in the bloc in 2012 when its refusal to be drawn on China's actions in the sea resulted in a customary communique at the end of an ASEAN summit not being issued for the first time.
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Re: Cambodia and Laos insist sea disputes won't affect China ties
It could be worse, they could be building tourist camps. Rutiger, your avatar is vavavaboom!
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Re: Cambodia and Laos insist sea disputes won't affect China ties
Where are the tree hugger NGOs when China is raping the eco-systems on these islands? (probably the same place they are while Ream Park is being raped by the Chinese.)
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