Seeking consensus on South China Sea


People watch a TV news broadcast about the South China Sea outside a shopping mall in Beijing, July 16, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

MALAYSIA and Asean are perhaps best placed to negotiate on the South China Sea issue between Asean countries and China.

The recent ruling by the Arbitral Tribunal under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in The Hague on a case brought by the Philippines against China must be viewed in the larger context of regional and global relations, mutual trust, peace and development.

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