Marcos: ASEAN pushes for code of conduct, zero-violence in South China Sea

China still refuses to honor The Hague’s ruling as “final” and “indisputable” as Beijing warned that it would respond to attempts to implement the ruling on the South China Sea arbitration.

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MANILA, Philippines — Compliance with international law is foundation to resolving the existing South China Sea tensions, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said as he called for a code of conduct to diffuse the risk of conflict in the area. 

In an interview with reporters before leaving Cambodia on Sunday, Marcos said that the collective stand of ASEAN leaders on South China Sea tensions was that member states should follow the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and international law.

At the ASEAN Summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia which wrapped up Sunday — the first face-to-face meeting since the pandemic began — Southeast Asian leaders committed to promoting maritime cooperation based on international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea or the UNCLOS.

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