Asean+3 to meet on South China Sea, economic ties

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 13, 2023 11:23 am

JAKARTA: Economic cooperation and the disputed South China Sea will be on the agenda when Southeast Asian foreign ministers meet their Chinese, Japanese and South Korean counterparts for Asean-plus-three talks on Thursday.

China will be represented at the talks by top diplomat Wang Yi instead of Foreign Minister Qin Gang after Qin pulled out for 'health reasons,' according to the Chinese foreign ministry.

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