New South China Sea code needed

New South China Sea code needed – Marcos

By Catherine S. Valente

May 11, 2023 12:59 am

(UPDATE) LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said a new Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea was needed to resolve the long-standing territorial disputes with China.

Speaking to reporters covering the 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, Marcos said he would urge his fellow Asean leaders to find a way to ensure the immediate issuance of a new COC.

To the Summit Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Indonesian President Jokowi Widodo, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen walk on the way to the plenary meeting at the start of the 42nd Asean Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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