Tag: 13th Senior Officials’ Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC)

Japanese and Vietnamese leaders discuss South China Sea security

HANOI, Vietnam (Reuters) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received a state welcoming ceremony in Hanoi, Vietnam on Monday (January 16). Vietnam is the last leg of his six-day Asia-Pacific tour, aimed at bolstering security cooperation amid tensions on the South China Sea. In Vietnam, Abe announced that Japan would supply six new patrol boats to Vietnam, which too is locked in a dispute with China over the disputed South China Sea territories. China has […]

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China hosts ASEAN officials for South China Sea talks

  (REUTERS)   China hosted the ASEAN delegations for the 13th Senior Officials’ Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) in the northern region of Inner Mongolia on Tuesday (August 16), state media reported. State broadcaster CCTV said the meeting reviewed and passed two documents of pragmatic maritime cooperation, including a joint statement from China and ASEAN countries on the application of the Code for […]

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