SE Asia deadlocked as S. China Sea split deepens

SE Asia deadlocked as S. China Sea split deepens Vientiane (AFP) July 24, 2016 - Southeast Asian nations were deadlocked Sunday about how to confront China's territorial claims in the South China Sea as pressure from Beijing again drove a wedge between countries on the region's toughest security challenge. Their gathering in the Laos capital is the first time regional players - including China and the United States - have met en masse since a UN-backed tribunal deliver ... more

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