China and four Asean states have overlapping claims over the South China Sea, an issue remaining unresolved for decades. - AFP
JAKARTA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Officials from Asean member states and China will continue negotiations on a code of conduct (COC) for the South China Sea next week in Jakarta.
The meeting, organised by Indonesia, will be held from March 8 through March 10, and China will send delegates led by a deputy director general (DDG) level official in charge of maritime affairs, said a diplomat who declined to be named as he is not authorised to speak to the media.
