Despite increasing concerns over Chinese reclamation works on the South China Sea, political watchers say Malaysia, the rotating chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN), is likely to downplay the issue in the upcoming 26th summit meeting. China claims most of the potentially energy-rich South China Sea through which five trillion dollar in ship-borne trade passes every year. The waters are also claimed by Philippines, Vietnam,Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. Recent satellite images showed China […]
