China and ASEAN make progress on South China Sea pact but can’t finish talks this year

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China and Southeast Asian countries have made progress on a South China Sea pact but won’t be able to conclude decades of negotiations this…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China and Southeast Asian countries have made progress on a South China Sea pact but won’t be able to conclude decades of negotiations this year as agreed, three regional diplomats said Wednesday. China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations began negotiating the so-called “code of conduct” in 2005 to prevent...