(Photo via Xinhua)Last week in Cambodia, China and Asean held their first meaningful discussion in years on the South China Sea. China has refused in the past to sign a final Code of Conduct that would provide ways to enforce peace in the South China Sea. The South China Sea is a tinderbox. Beijing claims all of the South China Sea, even including waters that every reasonable person and the UN Law of the Sea say belong to others. With US$5 trillion (172 trillion baht) of ship-borne trade passing through this region annually, including Thai commerce, it is vital to keep the South China Sea open to all.

Source: Bangkok Post April 03, 2017 21:33 UTC