U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves as he boards his plane to return to the U.S., at Le Bourget Airport February 21, 2014. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool
HONG KONG/MANILA (Reuters) - Pressure is mounting on China and Southeast Asia to agree a code of conduct to keep the peace in the disputed South China Sea, but Beijing is warning of a long road ahead.
Only last week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged China and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to work out rules to ease tensions after a fresh Chinese campaign of assertiveness in the region.
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