China ready to speed up talks with Asean over South China Sea


BEIJING, April 1 (Bloomberg): China is ready to work with Malaysia, Singapore and other South-East Asian nations to speed up consultation for a South China Sea code of conduct, Xinhua reported, citing Premier Li Qiang.

Beijing is prepared to collaborate to jointly maintain peace and stability of the area, Li was cited as saying during a meeting with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday.

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