BANGKOK -- Increasingly frequent confrontations between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea this year should impress upon Southeast Asian countries the urgency of a long-delayed code of conduct in the contested waters, Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said on Friday.
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Philippine minister urges ASEAN to seal South China Sea code of conduct
Manalo says Manila seeking to deepen economic ties beyond Beijing
Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo used an interview with Nikkei Asia in Bangkok on Friday to urge ASEAN members to develop a code of conduct for the disputed waters in the South China Sea. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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