BEIJING: Countries in Southeast Asia have “serious concerns” over recent events in the disputed South China Sea, an unusually strongly worded communiqué issued by their foreign ministers in China said Tuesday.
In a rare diplomatic slap in the face for Beijing -- issued on its own territory -- the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) offered a sharp rebuke over China’s actions in the waterway.
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