ASEAN must prevent 'external interference' in S China Sea row
China on Monday (March 7) said that parties negotiating the South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC) need to prevent “external interference” in the neighbourhood. Beijing and the 10 Asean member states have been negotiating such a code for nearly two decades, with an initial target to complete talks by the end of this year.
Source: phnompenhpost.com