In a statement released late Tuesday by Malaysia’s foreign ministry, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) warned that recent actions in the disputed waterway had “the potential to undermine peace”.
The statement described “a candid exchange” -- language that hinted at a diplomatic confrontation -- between the bloc’s foreign ministers and their Chinese counterpart at a meeting in Kunming, China.
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