ASEAN defense chiefs fail to agree on South China Sea statement

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Disagreement between the United States and China over how to address rival claims in the South China Sea marred a gathering of Southeast Asian defense officials on Wednesday, with a joint statement scrapped after ministers failed to agree on its wording. From L-R: Japan's Minister of Defence Gen Nakatani, Myanmar's Minister of Defence Lieutenant General Sein Win, Laos' Min

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11.4 ASEAN拡大国防相会議 The United States and its allies had pressed for a mention of disputes in the South China Sea in the statement while a senior U.S. defense official said China had lobbied members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to avoid any reference.