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| Philippines’ President Benigno Aquino III, left, talks with Myanmar President Thein Sein after a group photograph at the opening ceremony of the 20th ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong) |
April 3, 2012
AP
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Diplomats say new problems have emerged
in attempts by Southeast Asian countries and China to come up with a
pact aimed at preventing South China Sea territorial rifts from becoming
violent.
The disputes and North Korea’s planned rocket launch are top security
worries expected to feature prominently at a two-day summit of leaders
of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that opened Tuesday in the
Cambodian capital.
China, Taiwan and ASEAN members Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia
and Brunei all make various claims on the South China Sea, which China
claims in its entirety.
Southeast Asian diplomats say differences have arisen between China
and countries including the Philippines and Vietnam on how to draft a
nonaggression pact to prevent clashes amid the disputes.
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