综合一区欧美国产,99国产麻豆免费精品,九九精品黄色录像,亚洲激情青青草,久久亚洲熟妇熟,中文字幕av在线播放,国产一区二区卡,九九久久国产精品,久久精品视频免费

China / Government

ASEAN skirts new consensus

By Zhang Yunbi (China Daily) Updated: 2016-07-25 08:16

Meeting in Laos called frustrating for countries trying to contain China

The annual gathering of top diplomats from Southeast Asian countries on Sunday did not reach any new consensus on the South China Sea issue, a frustration for countries seeking to contain China.

A statement issued after the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Laos' capital Vientiane said the ministers had a "candid and constructive exchange of views on regional and international issues ... as well as developments in the Middle East, Korean Peninsula and the South China Sea".

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said last week that if he met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines in Laos, he would bring up the South China Sea.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said, however, that Japan is "not even entitled to make judgmental comments on China".

"Japan is not directly concerned with the South China Sea issue, not to mention its inglorious past," Lu said, referring to Japan's illegal seizure of Chinese islands during World War II.

On the sidelines, Wang embarked on many bilateral meetings with counterparts from ASEAN members, including Brunei, Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar.

Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan told Wang the overall relationship between the ASEAN and China is developing, and the two sides could showcase the strength of the ASEAN-China ties via dialogue, cooperation and new consensuses.

Singapore takes the rotating chair as China-ASEAN ties coordinator this year.

Wang said China is ready to work with all ASEAN members to "eliminate various internal and external disturbances and stick firmly to the correct direction of developing China-ASEAN ties".

Brunei Trade Minister Jock Seng Pehin Lim told Wang that his country would continue supporting the "dual track" approach it first proposed for South China Sea issues.

The first track is negotiations and consultations among countries directly concerned, while the second is joint efforts in ensuring peace and stability by China and ASEAN countries.

Li Jinming, a professor of Southeast Asian studies at Xiamen University, said the meetings show the majority of ASEAN members do not want South China Sea issues to spin out of control.

 

Highlights
Hot Topics

...
马关县| 龙泉市| 江油市| 江口县| 黄陵县| 栾城县| 宁河县| 柳江县| 莱阳市| 双柏县| 祁门县| 清远市| 莱阳市| 肥西县| 万州区| 昌江| 沙田区| 庆元县| 彭泽县| 荥阳市| 滁州市| 晋城| 台北县| 岑溪市| 兴山县| 梨树县| 陇西县| 朝阳市| 晋中市| 宁远县| 修水县| 姚安县| 新宾| 增城市| 屏山县| 高密市| 尤溪县| 甘孜| 上栗县| 张北县| 上林县|