U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends the 1st ASEAN-US Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan October 9, 2013. REUTERS/Ahim Rani
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will press Southeast Asian leaders and China to discuss the South China Sea dispute at an Asian summit, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, despite Beijing's reluctance to address the issue in public forums.
Kerry arrived in Brunei on Wednesday for an annual East Asia Summit (EAS) and talks with leaders of Southeast Asian nations and, separately, met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the sidelines of the summit.
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